With 30% of children in poverty, will the UK's elections change anything? | DW News

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  • @beepboopbeepp
    @beepboopbeepp 6 місяців тому +279

    And people wonder why nobody is having kids anymore

    • @Thor.Jorgensen
      @Thor.Jorgensen 6 місяців тому +54

      "Back in my day, we used to drink water from the garden hose"
      Well, I can't afford a place with a garden hose.

    • @ScottsGuitar
      @ScottsGuitar 6 місяців тому +3

      @@Thor.Jorgensen😂

    • @kev3260
      @kev3260 6 місяців тому +11

      @@Thor.Jorgensen Drink from someone else's hose that's what the poor do in the UK

    • @Thor.Jorgensen
      @Thor.Jorgensen 6 місяців тому +1

      @@kev3260 According to who? That's theft. And hey, you could be held legally liable for encouraging criminal activity there.

    • @azumishimizu1880
      @azumishimizu1880 6 місяців тому +10

      Funny how people vote right wing directly against their interest doe.

  • @brazendesigns
    @brazendesigns 6 місяців тому +84

    This is the same across most of the Anglosphere. This is what happens when you idolize and implement American style governance and economic policies for years.

    • @Fabiandur
      @Fabiandur 6 місяців тому

      All of the American inequality, none of the American prosperity

    • @seanthe100
      @seanthe100 6 місяців тому +5

      Yet, the US is growing richer and the gap between the US and Europe is widening significantly. In 2024 the US is a larger part of the global economy than it's been in decades...

    • @teresawilson3893
      @teresawilson3893 5 місяців тому

      @@seanthe100that’s because the uk doesn’t produce anything of real value they bring in the immigrants but can afford them.

    • @Ferdelance-vt6vu
      @Ferdelance-vt6vu 4 місяці тому

      ​@@seanthe100living standards are not much better thou

  • @MrKobeFuentes
    @MrKobeFuentes 6 місяців тому +111

    30% omg!!! Is that real or a joke? This is almost unbelievable

    • @jaisriram295
      @jaisriram295 6 місяців тому +8

      Because it's false...have you ever read the UK definition of poverty 😂😂😂

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 6 місяців тому +1

      @@jaisriram295 true, it is just a measure of inequality.

    • @jaisriram295
      @jaisriram295 6 місяців тому

      @@lukazupie7220 it's relative poverty which is a completely different thing

    • @mikkelv7020
      @mikkelv7020 6 місяців тому +2

      @@jaisriram295 Income below 60% of the median household income is Relative Poverty. This is after rent. So the Median income (according to: Office for National Statistics) was 35.000 pounds. That means that Relative Poverty is when you earn below 21.000 pounds in your household. Apparently 30% of children are in the category and its a problem.

    • @jaisriram295
      @jaisriram295 6 місяців тому

      @@mikkelv7020 if you think that's poverty then you are deluded by western privilege

  • @lessparks8553
    @lessparks8553 6 місяців тому +87

    Trying to punish their own people for the inadequacies and lack of due diligence of the Tories
    And they wonder why they are not respected

    • @Anotherandoman93
      @Anotherandoman93 6 місяців тому +4

      With all due respect, if they weren't respected they wouldn't have been in power for 14 years. It's not that they aren't respected, but more like they don't respect you.

    • @Dorr234
      @Dorr234 6 місяців тому +1

      They aren't brits

    • @GonzoTehGreat
      @GonzoTehGreat 6 місяців тому +1

      ​​@@Anotherandoman93Respect has nothing to do with it.
      They stayed in power from 2010 to 2024 for 3 main reasons:
      (1) Primarily, because of the undemocratic FPTP UK electoral system, which the Conservatives are the best at exploiting.
      (2) Secondly, because the UK is an aging country and older votes tend to selfishly vote Conservative to protect their personal assets.
      (3) Thirdly, because they were the only major political party to commit to Brexit, which half the electorate voted for.

    • @billyLego4855
      @billyLego4855 6 місяців тому

      ​@GonzoTehGreat most of the torys wanted to stay in the EU, and this disillusioned the government, do I like them? No how they handled the situation leaving us in a prison.

  • @peterdalton200
    @peterdalton200 6 місяців тому +22

    The cost of living crisis in Australia is just as bad.

    • @adiintel1
      @adiintel1 5 місяців тому

      i dont see street children though

  • @BearHeadedWerewolf
    @BearHeadedWerewolf 6 місяців тому +47

    Living in London has been such a social shock for me. I feel like im constantly budgeting because it only takes a few finacial accidents to just be doomed. I graduated uni, moved to London for experience and opportunity and I will definitely not be here long because this city is made for the ultra rich, many not even being British! These people have amazing houses here and like another 4 house around the world. Its insane!

    • @abdulwadood3123
      @abdulwadood3123 6 місяців тому +6

      capitalism at work

    • @GonzoTehGreat
      @GonzoTehGreat 6 місяців тому +4

      As a university graduate you should've known better.
      People are attracted by the higher salaries offered, but don't take into consideration the higher cost of living.
      It's better to start your career in the North, in places like Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds or even Birmingham.
      Don't move to London until you're earning at least 50k.

    • @BearHeadedWerewolf
      @BearHeadedWerewolf 6 місяців тому +2

      @@GonzoTehGreat I knew full well what I was getting into but still found it so sjocking. London is the only place that offers the type of career I want to go into and I got a job with the best company for it without even applying. I couldn't say no to the experience. 😂😭

    • @GonzoTehGreat
      @GonzoTehGreat 6 місяців тому +1

      @@BearHeadedWerewolf What career/job is exclusive to London?

    • @BearHeadedWerewolf
      @BearHeadedWerewolf 6 місяців тому

      @@GonzoTehGreat Living wall maintenance and research.

  • @RajabuLuhendama
    @RajabuLuhendama 6 місяців тому +18

    In africa people live better life than this,but they always say africa is poor,ooooh my goodness time will tell.

  • @sherounity
    @sherounity 6 місяців тому +52

    How can nations have billions to support war, but no money to help their own people in the country? Is my biggest riddle

    • @johndeere3486
      @johndeere3486 6 місяців тому +6

      It started with thatcher and “austerity economics” - Austerity:the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit, or experience that is typical of this:
      The wartime austerity of my early years prepared me for later hardships.
      The austerities of life in a small rural community were not what I was used to.

    • @peacelilly75
      @peacelilly75 6 місяців тому

      🐘🐘🐘

    • @valevisa8429
      @valevisa8429 6 місяців тому +1

      Those billions don't go to support a war,but to help an invaded country and defeat the evil,just like America poured its resources to help Britain in the world wars.

    • @jasminel9265
      @jasminel9265 6 місяців тому +1

      1.Sending weapons to help Ukraine is to prevent a bigger war that may invole other european countries. 2. Even the people considered poor in UK earn more money than most Russians , yet Russia dump hundreds of billions of dollars into war.

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 6 місяців тому +2

      @@johndeere3486 lol 😂
      "In economic policy, austerity is a set of political-economic policies that aim to reduce government budget deficits through spending cuts, tax increases, or a combination of both."
      Wikipedia

  • @aceyage
    @aceyage 6 місяців тому +40

    Par for the course with neoconservatives. The rich are more important to them. Just a question of of time until people finally have enough… and BOOM!

    • @lessparks8553
      @lessparks8553 6 місяців тому +1

      Like clockwork

    • @johndeere3486
      @johndeere3486 6 місяців тому +1

      It started with thatcher and “austerity economics” - Austerity:the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit, or experience that is typical of this:
      The wartime austerity of my early years prepared me for later hardships.
      The austerities of life in a small rural community were not what I was used to.

    • @brazendesigns
      @brazendesigns 6 місяців тому +3

      @@johndeere3486Austerity in economics means cutting essential services and welfare, which in difficult times actually makes the economy worse. We learned this as a result of the Great Depression long ago, which ushered in the Keynesian economics that led to post-war equality and prosperity; but because austerity policies drive collective wealth upwards to the very rich, the Reagan / Thatcher governments sold us a bill of goods claiming that welfare and government social spending was the problem. Now we see the result.

  • @sho8567
    @sho8567 6 місяців тому +9

    People are having fewer children, leading to a declining workforce. To address this, politicians are accepting more immigrants. However, many immigrants struggle to find jobs and rely on welfare. To sustain welfare, taxes are increased, raising living costs. As a result, people continue to have fewer children, creating a repeating cycle.

  • @andymeh499
    @andymeh499 6 місяців тому +30

    Now do adult poverty!

    • @hannahroyle2886
      @hannahroyle2886 6 місяців тому +1

      Well, child poverty is caused by adult poverty...

    • @zuzanazuscinova5209
      @zuzanazuscinova5209 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@hannahroyle2886 No, children are often the cause of adult poverty

    • @Marcus.22823
      @Marcus.22823 2 місяці тому

      😂

  • @jdc3636
    @jdc3636 6 місяців тому +9

    UK can only reminisce its colonial past. Without the loots from other people, UK can do squat.

  • @worldofdoom995
    @worldofdoom995 6 місяців тому +40

    Tories should be dissolved as a party to have fuked up this bad with 15 years of uninterrupted rule

    • @okinwonderland9734
      @okinwonderland9734 6 місяців тому

      15 years !wow🥶

    • @randomguy7175
      @randomguy7175 6 місяців тому

      The other side are much worse

    • @adiintel1
      @adiintel1 6 місяців тому

      ​@@randomguy7175greens?

    • @peterpacciani666
      @peterpacciani666 6 місяців тому

      In acid?😂

    • @mihaicraciun8678
      @mihaicraciun8678 5 місяців тому

      @@randomguy7175 How tf are they worse? Any proof of their actions while in power? What kush you smoking jit?

  • @kazuhirala
    @kazuhirala 6 місяців тому +8

    UK being its size allowing such a thing to occur is so damn baffling

  • @3thinking
    @3thinking 6 місяців тому +9

    Okay 30% of children in the UK live in poverty, very sad, BUT have you seen some of the incredible massive and luxurious yachts friends and family members of the Conservative government have? They are incredible mind blowing!

    • @MLM68
      @MLM68 Місяць тому

      This is the new guilded age

  • @babygirlmarx
    @babygirlmarx 6 місяців тому +5

    What makes me so frustrated is there's no good reason for this level of poverty to exist in the UK. There are countries around the world where one can understand the social, economic and political issues that lead to poverty but the UK has just been captured by the ultra-wealthy at the expense of ordinary people. Unfortunately Brits will continue bickering about so-called "culture war" issues rather than addressing the glaring elephant in the room of wealth inequality and corruption. We are so cooked. Germans watching this, don't let this happen to your country next.

  • @carterwgtx
    @carterwgtx 6 місяців тому +40

    The Brits are starting to wake up to the fact that without the empire and the EU, they’re pretty much just a small, relatively developed island in the North Atlantic. Carry on - geography is a powerful force should you choose to continue ignoring it.

    • @Pooja-647
      @Pooja-647 6 місяців тому +2

      Develop like their railways right? Or hospital?

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 6 місяців тому

      They are the 6th biggest economy in the world. Almost the same size as India, with 20x less people.😀
      Not sure if i understand the geography part, but an interesting fact: sending a car from UK to China is cheaper than from UK to Switzerland.😀

    • @kevinperezgranada4395
      @kevinperezgranada4395 6 місяців тому +14

      @@lukazupie7220Interesting. But who’s benefiting from being the 6th biggest economy in the planet? How come half of the population in the UK struggle to pay rent and buy groceries?

    • @larryc1616
      @larryc1616 6 місяців тому +2

      Brexit 🤭

    • @Gypsum179
      @Gypsum179 6 місяців тому +4

      ​@@lukazupie7220UK has a much smaller population than India, however India's child poverty rate is lower

  • @lprice5583
    @lprice5583 6 місяців тому +9

    Single mom alway forget to mention that they get child support. What scammers.

  • @InfiniteQuasars
    @InfiniteQuasars 6 місяців тому +24

    But wasn't Britain going to see glory days after they voted for Brexit?

  • @natesummer7532
    @natesummer7532 6 місяців тому +12

    A G7 country with this level of poverty!! 🤮🤮🤮🤮

    • @artistuk9590
      @artistuk9590 6 місяців тому

      Shameful really. The country is literally crumbling in front of our eyes. I think Brexit was the last straw that broke the camel's back.And it ain't done yet. Yikes.

  • @Gypsum179
    @Gypsum179 6 місяців тому +6

    Dang. That's really bad.

  • @peterjol
    @peterjol 6 місяців тому +7

    I am 72 years old and I know NOTHING will significantly change (for the better) until a significant change to the 'system' happens ..and the ONLY possible change 'big' enough to make any real difference would be to make it financially worthwhile for people to SHARE the jobs we would agree we NEED people to do and work much less. There would be no more unemployment, or any difficulty in finding a job, there would be no more bullshit or pointless jobs. Everyone would be sharing in doing something WE need.

  • @stephanieluk4992
    @stephanieluk4992 6 місяців тому +12

    Which means their parents are also in poverty? So, 30% of Brits are in poverty?

    • @ellensamir374
      @ellensamir374 6 місяців тому +2

      This is not how math works. Poorer families tend to have more babies. If poor parents represent as little as 5% of the population, and each pair has 6 babies, their numbers add up quickly. A former coworker of mine has 9 babies, which is the norm in their religion.

    • @tobiastrier
      @tobiastrier 6 місяців тому +1

      I also just invent my own facts whenever I encounter facts that I don’t like.

  • @sumosprojects
    @sumosprojects 6 місяців тому +11

    Where has everything gone wrong ? Same Bull💩happening here in Australia 🙃

    • @brazendesigns
      @brazendesigns 6 місяців тому +3

      All over the Anglosphere - US and Canada for example. I’m lucky to be in Germany where I can afford rent and food. Grocery bills were 3x as high back in the US and rent is now 7x (!!!) in the US compared to what I pay for in Germany for the same apartment in a similar city. I would be homeless and starving if I still lived in the US.

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 6 місяців тому +2

      @@brazendesigns lol, cmon. 😂
      Cost of Living in Germany is 11.2% lower than in United States (without rent)
      Cost of Living Including Rent in Germany is 22.1% lower than in United States
      Rent Prices in Germany are 42.1% lower than in United States
      Restaurant Prices in Germany are 20.2% lower than in United States
      Groceries Prices in Germany are 18.7% lower than in United States
      Source Numbeo
      Don't forget wages are higher in USA.

    • @windsong3wong828
      @windsong3wong828 6 місяців тому +2

      With all due respect…..Australia is doing OK.

    • @brazendesigns
      @brazendesigns 6 місяців тому

      @@lukazupie7220 from Numbeo (what matters is when you pick a city)
      Cost of Living in Tampa, FL is 30.1% higher than in Dresden (without rent)
      Cost of Living Including Rent in Tampa, FL is 57.9% higher than in Dresden
      Rent Prices in Tampa, FL are 156.2% higher than in Dresden
      Restaurant Prices in Tampa, FL are 51.6% higher than in Dresden
      Groceries Prices in Tampa, FL are 42.0% higher than in Dresden
      Local Purchasing Power in Tampa, FL is 13.1% higher than in Dresden

  • @Ma-sb4kc
    @Ma-sb4kc 6 місяців тому +12

    As a conservative party they haven't really done a good job a preserving and conserving society and keep people safe and keeping their welfare intact ....

  • @Theworldsucks-kg5jv
    @Theworldsucks-kg5jv 6 місяців тому +15

    Shameless BBC will not show this
    Superpooper pestern world

    • @anthonyferris8912
      @anthonyferris8912 6 місяців тому

      BBC shows this sort of stuff all the time, as dose most tv channels.

    • @Theworldsucks-kg5jv
      @Theworldsucks-kg5jv 6 місяців тому

      @@anthonyferris8912 no, I haven't seen them

  • @katerinabezouskova7155
    @katerinabezouskova7155 3 місяці тому +2

    Have been living in uk for 20 years and can't believe how bad the situation is! What a beautiful country this used to be. I glad that I have left even I miss my friends and beautiful countryside 😢.

  • @mzmz7039
    @mzmz7039 6 місяців тому +6

    How can people in a democratic country choose one party in power for 14 years long? How can British choose Indian British to be both London mayor and Prime Minister?

  • @mortalyoda1758
    @mortalyoda1758 6 місяців тому +11

    Why does none of the news channels looks into insider trading between these politicians and the back hand multimillion deals that sees these politicians on the board of these companies 😂😂

  • @Kizron_Kizronson
    @Kizron_Kizronson 6 місяців тому +26

    For clarity. The number of children living in poverty using the same method of reporting as Europe, shows numbers about the same as Europe. Around 22%.
    DW has cherry picked a specific dataset, where adjustments were made to the % due to housing costs. Which is NOT how Europe reports their poverty rates.
    DW has specifically selected the specific method of reporting that fits their narrative.

    • @bgdabg6769
      @bgdabg6769 6 місяців тому +3

      You're right and you're doing ok. We are all jealous, just ignore everything, bring more immigrants because you can and want to help everyone. Your society is much above any other
      😂

    • @miguelmelchior986
      @miguelmelchior986 6 місяців тому +9

      Europe? What Europe are you talking about? Europe has like 40 countries, some amonsgst the wealthiest in the world and some are poor.. , same goes for the EU, that has 450 million people.. in very very different countries.

    • @kagakai7729
      @kagakai7729 6 місяців тому +7

      ​@@miguelmelchior986 He's from the UK, he thinks Europe is a single country lmao

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 6 місяців тому +1

      More importantly, this is relative poverty. It doesn't actually measure poverty, it measures inequality.

    • @bgdabg6769
      @bgdabg6769 6 місяців тому

      @@miguelmelchior986 It's all the same. Somewhere you earn more money but with bigger prices, somewhere you have less freedom to do whatever you want, many things are free... somewhere you are punished for any traffic violation. Somewhere you pay 60€ for local football game but somewhere it is price for season ticket...

  • @imjai345
    @imjai345 6 місяців тому +5

    With the economic recovery of China, ASEAN and India most of west will slowly fall into poverty. Countries without oil exports will suffer the most. Changing politicians will hardly have any effect.

  • @Bnio
    @Bnio 6 місяців тому +6

    All the money is being spent on rent, energy and food. But where is that money going? Shouldn’t it be cycling through the economy? “Follow the money” is cliché, but oh so worth looking into.

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 6 місяців тому

      Doesn't it keep coming every month on your bank account? 😀

    • @PeterLamin-pi6rv
      @PeterLamin-pi6rv 6 місяців тому

      Ukrained, Epsteined Boeinged, by design. Israel.😢😢😢😢😢

  • @williammatthews6273
    @williammatthews6273 6 місяців тому +5

    So, if you leave the toffs in charge the 'lower class' get poorer. Nobody should be surprised.

  • @DummyUseless-er3dn
    @DummyUseless-er3dn 6 місяців тому +5

    UK people still say that not having India as it’s colony is not a big deal. That’s the issue.

    • @Pooja-647
      @Pooja-647 6 місяців тому +3

      Now looters thugs have earn own money.

    • @yugmathakkar4023
      @yugmathakkar4023 5 місяців тому +2

      Ran out of the loot so soon huh?

    • @srinath9444
      @srinath9444 4 місяці тому

      If Uk again try to loot uk will no longer exist at god will

    • @Desi_1111
      @Desi_1111 3 місяці тому

      Thats messed up we are not your cashcow anymore !!

  • @bluegtturbo
    @bluegtturbo 6 місяців тому +5

    If you think anything will improve under Labour you're sadly deluded....

  • @lessparks8553
    @lessparks8553 6 місяців тому +15

    Pathetic, the uk government has much to answer for

    • @SamWilkinsonn
      @SamWilkinsonn 6 місяців тому

      They don’t have our interests in mind. They’re rich and look out for their cronies. Things are only going to get rapidly worse from here on out, especially combined with the rapid decay of our biosphere.

  • @DanDanjinkyDeerin
    @DanDanjinkyDeerin 6 місяців тому +2

    It's happening anywhere not only UK .. bcuz of inflation 😢... it's terrible......all Europe struggling ...

    • @etiennedelaunois1737
      @etiennedelaunois1737 Місяць тому

      Really?!?? Look at Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg. Look at how Poland GDP is going up. Spain, Italy,...
      Mate you need to look at your facts again😂

  • @phoque121
    @phoque121 6 місяців тому +9

    Children are the future. The UK is a future developing country
    😅😅😅

  • @hurobiont1054
    @hurobiont1054 6 місяців тому +3

    Modern Day Conservatism, is not genuine Conservatism.
    Older Conservatism came with moral and social obligations, now it just means preserving a very particular kimd of capitalism.
    So, that name should lapse.

  • @TreesRgreen123
    @TreesRgreen123 2 місяці тому +1

    Problem is that there will be people who aren't in genuine need using food banks too. Unfortunately wen anything is free in this world, there will always be people that take advantage therefore taking out of the mouths of genuine people in need

  • @christinegivens9048
    @christinegivens9048 6 місяців тому +1

    Inexcusable. Despicable.

  • @nickbrian9882
    @nickbrian9882 6 місяців тому +4

    This is definitely happening in America too, such a high increasing in cost of living, is this also happening in the Eastern countries too? Middle East asia etc?

    • @Gypsum179
      @Gypsum179 6 місяців тому +2

      US child poverty rate is roughly half of that in the UK.

  • @happymelon7129
    @happymelon7129 6 місяців тому +5

    UK(51st state) don't have own foreign policy.
    All countries that need to follow the empire foreign policy, economy are mess up.

    • @lokeshsag
      @lokeshsag 6 місяців тому +1

      Uk + 50 states.
      I think USA is extended state of UK. 😂

  • @SithLordDavid
    @SithLordDavid 2 місяці тому +2

    I am so over the "am a single mom" rubbish.

  • @sharingtherealworld
    @sharingtherealworld 6 місяців тому +11

    Capitalism alone only has one outcome... economic inequality!

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 6 місяців тому +2

      Only this one? Damn you are to the left of Marx himself😁

  • @danysl2008
    @danysl2008 6 місяців тому +2

    lol…Sunak able to relate not having Netflix in schooldays. WTF

  • @triggered577
    @triggered577 6 місяців тому +1

    30% is absolutely ridiculous for a rich nation. Smh

  • @kieranmarsh363
    @kieranmarsh363 6 місяців тому +3

    How do you define child poverty not being able to cloth, feed, and keep your child warm is my idea of child poverty

    • @AmeeB-oo1lr
      @AmeeB-oo1lr 4 місяці тому +1

      That’s it in uk. Just about surviving

  • @Lewis-dq2xb
    @Lewis-dq2xb 2 місяці тому +1

    4 months later.. only gotten worse

  • @tanzeelahmadhashmi6209
    @tanzeelahmadhashmi6209 6 місяців тому +2

    Politicians are disconnected from a layman. Career politicians fail and face no sanctions

  • @graphdatascientist
    @graphdatascientist 6 місяців тому +2

    Greenwich is one of the poorest?????!?!? WHAT

  • @nanucit
    @nanucit 6 місяців тому +31

    Brexit Britain, the Somalia of Europe

    • @johndeere3486
      @johndeere3486 6 місяців тому +4

      It started with thatcher and “austerity economics” - Austerity:the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit, or experience that is typical of this:
      The wartime austerity of my early years prepared me for later hardships.
      The austerities of life in a small rural community were not what I was used to.

    • @Kizron_Kizronson
      @Kizron_Kizronson 6 місяців тому +2

      Brexit Britain the EU of Europe (in this context) As mentioned above, a like for like comparison shows the same poverty rates as Europe (22%)

    • @Attackx_
      @Attackx_ 6 місяців тому +3

      BINGO !

    • @teknikijaguarlandrover4940
      @teknikijaguarlandrover4940 6 місяців тому +1

      Ex- colonies and other countries have to be on guard when UK gets poor they turn to their old habit.

    • @MiguelDLewis
      @MiguelDLewis 6 місяців тому

      Ukraine is the Somalia of Europe.

  • @MegaStashek
    @MegaStashek 6 місяців тому +5

    Greenwich is far from poor.... did you mean Lewisham, Deptford or Catford?

    • @williammountfield8508
      @williammountfield8508 6 місяців тому +3

      There are wealthy parts of Greenwich, but it is one of the poorest boroughs in London.

  • @ajmaeenmahtab8456
    @ajmaeenmahtab8456 6 місяців тому +4

    Things are going to be far worse,,,,,, just wait.

  • @groundreality5360
    @groundreality5360 6 місяців тому +14

    I wonder how Britain could be one of the richest nation on earth when i have almost never seen any product made in England,

    • @miguelmelchior986
      @miguelmelchior986 6 місяців тому

      @@groundreality5360 Services, england is not even close to an industrial powerhouse like Germany. You wont see much made in england.

    • @rochester212
      @rochester212 6 місяців тому

      Money laundering capital of the planet.

    • @adiintel1
      @adiintel1 6 місяців тому

      Some of my tools are made in the uk Sheffield I believe

    • @abdulwadood3123
      @abdulwadood3123 6 місяців тому

      some is attributed to the stolen wealth from less privileged nations.

    • @GonzoTehGreat
      @GonzoTehGreat 6 місяців тому

      The UK isn't as rich as you seem to think it is. Also, it mostly exports services, not manufactured goods.

  • @nick-l4o2z
    @nick-l4o2z 6 місяців тому +5

    None is willing to address ( elephant inthe room) illegal immigrants who r liabilities on britian😢

  • @macsmiffy2197
    @macsmiffy2197 4 місяці тому +1

    Here after the election and the answer so far is No!

  • @GonzoTehGreat
    @GonzoTehGreat 6 місяців тому +1

    There are several things Labour can do immediately to reduce income inequality via taxation.
    (1) Raise the personal income tax allowance and link it to inflation
    (2) Raise income tax thresholds and also link them to inflation
    (3) Tax capital gains the same as Income
    (4) Remove the pension triple lock, but instead link pensions to inflation

  • @C.Hmoore
    @C.Hmoore 6 місяців тому +2

    70% of children do not live in poverty though

  • @fashionwonderland9769
    @fashionwonderland9769 6 місяців тому

    Winter is hard, and I can't afford to tune on the heater.

  • @iuliuli4352
    @iuliuli4352 6 місяців тому +20

    Those who come with "9 ninja wives and 22 children after him", the standard of living expectations drop instantly

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 6 місяців тому

      Yeah, blame the inadequacies of the governement on foreigners... perfect scapegoats.

    • @evansnyamesah1755
      @evansnyamesah1755 6 місяців тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @artistuk9590
      @artistuk9590 6 місяців тому

      Yes, it seems to be the way these days. Blame others so that we don't need to take our adult responsibility for the poor state we've put our own country in. That's always the best way to solve problems, isn't it. Nice.

    • @andaddplus
      @andaddplus 6 місяців тому

      vote Reform to stop the statistics

    • @abdulwadood3123
      @abdulwadood3123 6 місяців тому

      It's all their fault, vote reform!

  • @barebaric
    @barebaric 6 місяців тому +1

    If only there were a way to strengthen business, increase our market reach, decrease trade barriers. Guess it's impossible...

  • @happymelon7129
    @happymelon7129 6 місяців тому +1

    Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson , show their true face.
    "If Ukraine loses in the NATO proxy war with Russia, it will be the end of Western hegemony”
    --> They don't care about Youkrain people.
    And Boris still pushing the war to continue..
    The vast majority of the world has not joined the West in its new cold war on Russia.
    Two former US diplomats published an article in Newsweek in 2022 lamenting that, “While the United States and its closest allies in Europe and Asia have imposed tough economic sanctions on Moscow, 87 percent of the world’s population has declined to follow us”.
    It is only the Global North, or the collective West, that has imposed sanctions on Russia: North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US allies in Japan, South Korea, and China’s Taiwan province (which is governed by pro-Western political forces).

  • @faceofdead
    @faceofdead 6 місяців тому +2

    Living on Rent is a Half-Life, i prefer living in a fraking caravan instead...
    We are blessed in Bulgaria that we own our properties from communist time....

    • @coopsnz1
      @coopsnz1 6 місяців тому

      you never owned it renting

  • @sullivan__
    @sullivan__ 6 місяців тому

    That is not Greenwich! Greenwich is a really nice area with expensive properties and a beautiful park! The area in this report might be Lewisham or another area in South London.

  • @1ForTheShieldz
    @1ForTheShieldz 6 місяців тому +1

    They use it so they don't have to pay for food. I watched recently at a food bank as some mercs even a high end range rover pulled up and got food. It's a way to avoid the food bills for some. Problem is today people have no self pride and take because they can not because they need to. I stopped donating that day.

  • @llaliberellalibere9732
    @llaliberellalibere9732 6 місяців тому +10

    Vive LaPen !

    • @Keyboard_Thoughts
      @Keyboard_Thoughts 6 місяців тому +4

      She will do in France what Tories did in UK

  • @ep1929
    @ep1929 5 місяців тому +1

    Nothing will get better under labour, more government debt is a given, more far left policies, acceleration of illegal immigration, more inflation, more working class going into poverty.

  • @williamMaezawa
    @williamMaezawa 6 місяців тому

    My goodness is it really that bad in the UK?

  • @happycook6737
    @happycook6737 6 місяців тому +2

    So, I would like to know how many of these children in poverty come from recent immigrants.

  • @bfrost7
    @bfrost7 6 місяців тому

    gary's economics man. guy called it a year ago and this idea of not taxing the rich to reduce wealth inequality was something he said the labor party might do b/c they're under the control of capital.

  • @logicbees
    @logicbees 6 місяців тому +1

    How can we fix it??? 😭

  • @happymelon7129
    @happymelon7129 6 місяців тому +3

    April 18, 2024. The United Kingdom’s 2022-23 cost-of-living crisis triggered the steepest rise in 30 years in the number of UK citizens falling into “absolute poverty” - and worse is yet to come.
    And Boris still pushing the war to continue..

  • @digglerdudeuk
    @digglerdudeuk 6 місяців тому +1

    Stewart Lansley with the facts.

  • @augustoherrera
    @augustoherrera 6 місяців тому +5

    Indeed Keir Starmer's dad was a tool maker 😂

  • @etaokha4164
    @etaokha4164 6 місяців тому

    Ill wait an see. Actions speak louder than words 💯

  • @DDT-For-Human
    @DDT-For-Human 6 місяців тому

    14yrs of austerity tends to do that when social services r being slashed while ur politians r so rich that they have never even seen proverty

  • @pradyumnanayak9844
    @pradyumnanayak9844 2 місяці тому

    Anglo saxon model of government (democracy) is responsible for this situation. Amen.

    • @etiennedelaunois1737
      @etiennedelaunois1737 Місяць тому

      Democracy system is coming from ancient Greek.
      What is coming from the UK is Capitalism.

  • @dabidibup
    @dabidibup 6 місяців тому +1

    Shame there isn’t a land of economic opportunity where people could migrate to

  • @love-garden279
    @love-garden279 6 місяців тому +1

    all countries are going to turn out like Lebanon..

  • @lindamckie1541
    @lindamckie1541 6 місяців тому

    Inflation is not coming down from a 41 year high. Recent inflation rates were highest in 2022 at 9.2%. The inflation rate was 9.2% in 1990 which is 34 years ago and not 41 years. The upward swing in inflation from 2020 follows the European trend which hit 8,83% in 2022 before dropping back down. It's currently 2,4% in the Euro area compared to 2.8% in the UK. The current US inflation rate is 3.3%.
    The 30% figure is relative poverty after housing costs have been taken into account before housing costs it's 22% of children live in relative poverty. The UK figures are relative poverty that is where the income is under 60% of the median income for that year. Relative poverty captures the share of people whose income is low by the standards typical in their own country. Comparing these figures to the EU - the EU average is 24.7% - at national levels this figure ranges from 41.5% in Romania down to 10.3% in Slovenia.
    What I do find perplexing and is how we have people barely surviving on income from 2 jobs yet there are hundreds of thousands of normal working class people going off to the Euros and spending hundreds of pounds, a sold out Glastonbury weekend with a capacity of 210,000 with tickets priced at £366, there are hundreds of thousands attending the 15 Taylor Swift concerts and passenger traffic at UK airports is nearly back to pre-Covid levels. This sort of expenditure does not scream of destitution.
    We live in a global economy. The cost of living crisis and the housing crisis is global. The same issues brought up in this report are happening in every developed country in the world.

  • @weikwanglee4383
    @weikwanglee4383 Місяць тому

    Uk since the Empire days had pursued the strength of the British currencies.
    Somewhere during thecThatcher years, the price of essentials were allowed to climb. This was done with British currency kept high.
    Hence, the cost of labour,cthe cost of living leading to the price of produce are high.
    The export cannot compete both externally and internally.
    What goes up dont come down.
    The template is set. The vicious cycle is set.
    Nothing within the next 4 years will change UK, the entrenched is beyond any politician.

  • @vahangood5999
    @vahangood5999 6 місяців тому +1

    Personal responsibility goes a long way too. I have been relatively ok living in the United States - because I was smart enough to not father any children. When you are stretching your paycheck, when you are paying rent, it is probably not a good idea to have children. Gotta be financially secure first before you even think about having kids. I am more financially secure these days, but I still feel I may struggle if I have kids.
    Of course, if one has stability today, it's important to keep in mind that this stability is not certain. In my life, I witnesses a few great disruptions: 1) collapse of the USSR as a kid (where I am from originally); 2) long-term struggle in the aftermath. 3) Right after moving to the United States I saw the 2008 economic crisis and a few more years of struggle. 4) The virus and its economic aftermath manifesting in inflation. I do not wanna blame politicians from this or that party - disruptions happen and it is hard to adapt. My point is that one needs to ensure that he or she has both some reserve capital and valuable skills to survive and thrive not only in good times but also in bad times.

  • @happymelon7129
    @happymelon7129 6 місяців тому +4

    🤣AND UK lecture HK everyday

  • @supercommie
    @supercommie 6 місяців тому +4

    Cutting taxes to combat inflation is like screwing for virginity.

  • @QuestCollot-
    @QuestCollot- 6 місяців тому +4

    Dying to live

  • @mave251
    @mave251 6 місяців тому

    Poverty in the UK is when your family earn less than 3000 pounds But government makes sure that every family has these 3000 pounds. Well the rent can be like from 1400 to 1800 pounds... No country in the world can pay enough money to rent an apartment for free, only UK does that. Let's be honest they are not poor, they were forced into laziness. It is easier to stay at home and get nearly the same amount of money from the state. These transfers push the inflation, and of course it cannot last forever... One day or another people would face the consequences

    • @etiennedelaunois1737
      @etiennedelaunois1737 Місяць тому

      What are you talking about mate! It says on the video that majority of the children under poverty are coming from working parents.
      Are you able to understand English or is it too hard for you?

  • @SI-vb7hd
    @SI-vb7hd 6 місяців тому +1

    To be clear the child poverty levels are significantly lower in Scotland thanks to policies put in place by the Scottish government.

    • @GlassesBooksCookies
      @GlassesBooksCookies 6 місяців тому

      It's estimated to be at 26% for this year for Scotland so it's lower but I wouldn't say significantly.

    • @randomguy7175
      @randomguy7175 6 місяців тому

      Freedom to Scotland now !

    • @yugmathakkar4023
      @yugmathakkar4023 5 місяців тому

      They should just declare independence tbh.

  • @Holy_Exemplar
    @Holy_Exemplar 6 місяців тому +6

    Behold the fruit of voting Conservative and leaving the EU. Time for a change.

  • @d.lav.2198
    @d.lav.2198 6 місяців тому

    The very nature of the UK political system prevents anyone with 'transformative policies' (whatever that means) from reaching power.

  • @dogymal7260
    @dogymal7260 6 місяців тому

    Britain thinks economics would be improved by working with G7 countries is ridiculous.

  • @cidercik
    @cidercik 6 місяців тому

    Both main parties are promising more austerity. Labour did not win, the tories lost. Less people voted for labour than in 2019. 35% is not a majority, at least not in a democracy.

  • @dribrom
    @dribrom 6 місяців тому +1

    People need to understand that right wing politics always has been about ignoring the poor and benefit of the rich.

    • @artistuk9590
      @artistuk9590 6 місяців тому +1

      While blaming the poor to stoke division so that everyone cannot see the rich benefiting themselves! Clever, aren't they.

  • @TheKkpop1
    @TheKkpop1 6 місяців тому

    Voters had given more than enough mandate and time to conservative party. But i don't understand why voters continue to support failed conservative policy on poverty, inflation, economy mismanagement and Brexit.

  • @evaluateanalysis7974
    @evaluateanalysis7974 6 місяців тому

    Defintition of "poverty" by UK parliament; Relative low income: "This refers to people living in households with income below 60% of the median in that year.". So anyone with less than about 2/3 of the median average is defined as "in poverty" - that does not make you POOR.

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 6 місяців тому +1

      True, it measures inequality, not actual standard of living.
      Countries that, according to world bank, have less poor people than UK:
      Kosovo
      Laos
      Philippines
      Cambodia
      Namibia
      Bosnia
      Tunisia
      Botswana
      Jordan
      Georgia
      India!!!😂
      Uzbekistan
      Hungary
      Russia
      Indonesia (about 50% less poor people than UK!😁)
      Belarus (4x less poor people!😁)
      Morocco
      Vietnam
      And the big winner? Ukraine! 10times less poor people than in UK. This has to be a mistake?😂 i demand a recount😂
      Ohh wait government just made up what poverty is. Sunak could solve this tomorrow by simply lowering the poverty line.🤔😁

    • @lukazupie7220
      @lukazupie7220 6 місяців тому +2

      "Oh wait, governments can just make up what poverty is"
      To correct myself

    • @evaluateanalysis7974
      @evaluateanalysis7974 6 місяців тому +1

      @@lukazupie7220 Exactly, nicely explained, it is practically meaningless.

    • @etiennedelaunois1737
      @etiennedelaunois1737 Місяць тому

      Thank you for your very smart and scientific analysis.
      Don't hesitate to apply for a job at the governement. With your amazing genius brain you will have a job in no time.

    • @etiennedelaunois1737
      @etiennedelaunois1737 Місяць тому

      ​@@lukazupie7220what are you talking about mate 🤣 Ukra8ne child poverty is nearly 63%.
      Are you sire your reading skill os developed enough? Or is it the understanding of what you read maybe?

  • @TomBartram-b1c
    @TomBartram-b1c 2 місяці тому

    30%? Thats bs.

  • @kev3260
    @kev3260 6 місяців тому +2

    Nobody is in poverty in the UK unless they try really hard to be, it's calculated as a percentage of annual income, when wages rise more people are in 'poverty' even though they're no poorer than they were yesterday.

  • @jamesschmehl5972
    @jamesschmehl5972 6 місяців тому

    And in the end they shall be led by children.

  • @johnalver
    @johnalver 6 місяців тому

    0:50 SHES ENGLISH TOO!!! Word on the street is the fire in your heart is out

  • @jaisriram295
    @jaisriram295 6 місяців тому +8

    So wheres the childs father??