2 months ago there was published a
"Statement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights"
https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Poverty/EOM_GB_16Nov2018.pdf
"The results? 14 million people, a fifth of the population, live in poverty. Four million of these are
more than 50% below the poverty line,
1
and 1.5 million are de
stitute, unable to afford basic
essentials.
2
The widely respe
cted Institute for Fiscal Studies predicts a 7% rise in child poverty
between 2015 and 2022, and various sources predict child poverty rates of as high as 40%.
3
For
almost one in every two children to be poor in twenty
-
first century Britain is not just a
disgrace,
but a social calamity and an economic disaster, all rolled into one.
But the full picture of low
-
income well
-
being in the UK cannot be captured by statistics alone"
Does this UN- Statement play any role in the political debate of the UK today?
I could only find a remark of the british Government--
The Guardian reports: "The ministers he met – including Esther McVey, who was the work and pensions secretary until Thursday, when she resigned over the Brexit deal – were almost entirely dismissive of criticisms of welfare changes and universal credit, he said. Instead, they described critics as political saboteurs or said they failed to understand how it worked. .....Alston said the government was in a state of denial and there was a “striking disconnec "
So I guess this state of denial continues. But maybe Labour or NGO-Organisations discuss this matter? but couldnt find articels about that...
