The Government was on the receiving end of a barrage of criticism after it was revealed that rising numbers of children and pensioners are living in poverty.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair announced in 1999 the target of halving child poverty by 2010 and eliminating it by 2020.
But Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures revealed 3.9 million UK children were classed as living in poverty in the year 2006/07, an increase of 100,000 on the previous year. For pensioners, the figures rose to 2.1 million, up 200,000. The DWP calculated poverty before and after household costs.
Expect some urgent soundbites, followed some massaging of figures, followed by some policy announcements, some government U turns, then some dithering, some nail biting on Gordon's part and he will some how despite being the government in power for the last 11 fucking years blame the Tories.
Gordon I am sure will care not about the children, but the pensioners who have to choose between heating or eating will be looking forward to voting out Gordon.
That is if they live that long.
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Fido: Think you'll like this comment left on the Scotsman site
http://www.scotsman.com/scotland/Q-amp-A-Rowdy-Yates.4171622.jp
"Rowdy Yates is senior research fellow at the Scottish Addiction Studies Group at Stirling University."
Keep druggin', druggin', druggin',
Though they've survived a muggin',
Keep them druggies movin' Rawhide!
Don't try to understand 'em,
Just inject their guff and stab 'em,
Soon they'll be living high and why?.
0It's true they're calculatin'
Which heroin(e) they'll be datin',
Datin' at the end of their ride.
Move 'em on, head 'em up,
Head 'em up, move 'em out,
Move 'em on, head 'em out Rawhide!
Set 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, let 'em out,
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in, Rawhide.
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rawhide!
Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Though their veins are swollen
Keep them druggies rollin'
Rawhide!
Through rain and wind and weather
Hell-bent for leather
Wishin' their stash was by their side.
All the things they're missin',
Like Cannabis, "E"s and kissin',
Sharin' needles at the end of their ride
CHORUS
Move 'em on, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em on, head 'em up
Rawhide
Count 'em out, ride 'em in,
Ride 'em in, count 'em out,
Count 'em out, ride 'em in
Rawhide!
Keep movin', movin', movin'
Though government ain't approvin'
Keep them druggies movin'
Rawhide!
Don't try to understand 'em,
Just inject their guff and stab 'em,
Soon they'll be living high and why?.
0It's true they're calculatin'
Which heroin(e) they'll be datin',
Datin' at the end of their ride.
Rawhide!
Rawhide!
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