http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/12/17/the-difference-between-halving-child-poverty-and-doing-nice-things/ Thoughts of Antonia, Labour activist and feminist in Oxford Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:39:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/12/17/the-difference-between-halving-child-poverty-and-doing-nice-things/#comment-276515 Desmond Quigley Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:04:47 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/12/17/the-difference-between-halving-child-poverty-and-doing-nice-things/#comment-276515 Sad to see that in an era when UK is richer than ever that there is still child poverty in the UK.Even sadder to hear Blair,New Labour and thier acolytes try to win votes on the issue then after afew years when the media fuss dies down they miss targets!Well its easy is not;end the stupid oil war(s) and spend the taxpayers money on important social need now not on vague twenty year targets or feel good factor New Labour piffle.Still if Tony and Cherie can buy flats for their privelieged brats and move to million pound victorian piles near Marble Arch why should they care about someone else's social deprivation.From Clement Atlee and Nye Bevin to Harold Wilson and the Blair Brown dream team-when will there be social justice?I will not hold my breath waiting for the answer to that from whats become of the Labour party. Sad to see that in an era when UK is richer than ever that there is still child poverty in the UK.Even sadder to hear Blair,New Labour and thier acolytes try to win votes on the issue then after afew years when the media fuss dies down they miss targets!Well its easy is not;end the stupid oil war(s) and spend the taxpayers money on important social need now not on vague twenty year targets or feel good factor New Labour piffle.Still if Tony and Cherie can buy flats for their privelieged brats and move to million pound victorian piles near Marble Arch why should they care about someone else’s social deprivation.From Clement Atlee and Nye Bevin to Harold Wilson and the Blair Brown dream team-when will there be social justice?I will not hold my breath waiting for the answer to that from whats become of the Labour party.

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