How can it be right that the poorest families in the UK are being forced to bear the greatest burdens of the recession?
How can it be that in a supposedly developed nation, we are allowing the poorest to suffer so disproportionately?
And how can we conscionably accept the fact that 3.5 million children are living in poverty in the UK – a figure that is set to rise by 400,000 in the coming years?
At times of recession we should be able to look to our government to protect those within our society who need the most support.
However, a report from Save the Children has found that the impact of the recession has instead been felt more severely by those in the most need (see full article here).
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