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Re: Poverty Stricken Britain

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Originally Posted by Scucca View Post
The Guardian reports...
The number of pensioners living below the poverty line in the UK has risen by 300,000, taking the figure to 2.5 million, official figures out today showed.

Why does the UK continue to stand out as the poor man of Europe?
How much did population increase, did the % of those under the poverty line change?
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