Stark rise in levels of children living in destitution, charity survey suggests

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/government-joseph-rowntree-foundation-child-poverty-scotland-northern-ireland-b2395179.html

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Syldon@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 3y

When the Tories spout the line of having fewer children in poverty now than when Labour were in power, it is because they adjusted the definitions in 2015.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jul/01/tories-redefined-child-poverty-no-longer-finances

md5crypto@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Abject Tory cruelty IS the point right?