Living in Poverty | The Welfare State | 1970s Britain | Hard Times | Report | 1970
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2020
- Some extracts from a Thames Television programme 'Hard Times' Narrated by Richard Snowdon. In these extracts we look at how people cope being on the Welfare State, and how they see no way out of poverty.
First transmitted: 1970
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The ending was made me fell bad in my stomach...the father really wants the children to have a childhood like everyone else, but cannot provide it...
Ooof, that poor geezer at the end
Apart from the drains I can hear my late grandfather shouting “well get out/up there & bleeding fix it” But who could understand those times without being there. Another great upload.
The Victorian terraced slums were replaced by modern high-rise slums
Them slums are worth over 10 million plus today.
Truly devastating to see that thile there has been a veneer of change, there is still a portion of an extremely wealthy country who live in complete poverty.
It's interesting to note that in the 70's the wealth gap between the rich and poor was the smallest it's ever been.
I could watch these social economic films all day - incredible what went on in the past and what goes on in today’s England. Have we learnt anything from the past & look at the ‘future’ the lady spoke of for her children!
The first half of the video could easily have been 1930s Britain.
And then replaced with Housing Associations where nothing is done unless it is critical
Totally shocked at seeing these disgusting conditions that people had to live in !!!!
That's REAL poverty, not the 'poverty' of today. My late father grew up in conditions that were actually worse than those shown in the film in the 1940s and 50s. It was so bad he never talked about his childhood. Very sad.
Aww the guy at the end :(
This has left me truly gutted.
70s poverty was a struggle, it's like people were lucky to live past that decade
It's disgraceful that this was how people still lived in recent history, and kids these days think the world's come to a end if their ipads got a flat battery...
Oh gosh...that man at the end...I hope it got better for them
so sad we don't know how lucky we are now and yet we still complain.
Terrible times I lived through them power cuts shortages outside toilet frost on the inside of the Windows they say they were good times but they are looking through rose coloured glasses
Heartbreaking. It looks more like the 50s . How awful that people with no opportunities have to live like this. All the while the rich get and got richer 😞😞
The poor literally swept under the carpet.
We couldn't afford to go window shopping growing up
these days poverty means 20 stone of MacDonald and you haven't got the latest iPhone
In my life time !
We couldn't provide for our families back then and now we're expected to feed the world. Just look at Britain on the world map
Amazing this is how some people lived 50 years ago
This beyond heartbreaking 🙏💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
Is this the 19th century or 1970s Hard to tell
I couldn't understand the man at the end. Was he talking about Ties ?...does anybody know. I lived through the 70's. never had to live in those conditions, altho' we lived on the poverty line despite both parents working, but we had a good house and didn't know anyone who had a house like those shown here, so for that I'm very fortunate
Very sad, it sure makes you think.....
Very sad, is there anything still this bad in the UK today?
Wow. Thr 1970's?
This is 1984 without the thought police.
Great Britain ?
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It is shocking. I hope it has improved now.
Not first because it doesn't matter.
Jeez, this is terrible! Poor people FFS
And at this SAME TIME, those with jobs were going on strike every 5 minutes. And the country came SHOCKINGLY CLOSE to bankruptcy but the English NEVER REMEMBER THAT.
And remember, this was the country with the largest land empire and that received a larger payout from the US Marshall Plan than post-war Germany.
Think we are coming full circle now in Britain under the Tories......
The conservatives have dismantled the welfare state recently, just when hard working folk need it due to coronavirus etc and this huge world global recession, back to the poverty of the Victorian era we go. 😳
Labour were in power leading up to this , Tories got into power in 1970 -74. Then Labour again up to 79 which ended in disaster as usual.
1st for a change😜
1st
FIRST!
Blame socialism
Remember this was after 6 years of Labour government, and 25 years of the socialist consensus. Rent controls deprived people of affordable housing, and the office development permit prioritised offices over homes. Massive government expenditure resulted in soaring inflation and wildcat strikes. Every Labour government has increased unemployment and poverty. Socialism maintains and extends poverty - creating a client state.
Yes, the 1970s, when The Conservatives took over from Labour, remind me again who’s for the working classes 🤔
Meanwhile in CURRENT DAY india, there's no money for new toys or cigarettes or alcohol and THEY'RE HAPPY regardless. Think about that. Even today in areas of Australia, poorer kids don't get new toys, and their parents don't go to tears about it. ENTITLEMENT. Because someone else has it but they don't.
How many of the poor people actually live in poverty because of their bad habits, poor working skills, uncompetitive behaviour, superstitions, asceticism, and lethargy? that should also be researched.
The gutters broken ....well fix it don’t just moan about it ... if your that poor why have children and make the situation worse.... always excuses and people not getting off there arse