How are they defining poverty though?

FN 1 isn't clear whether 'Households Below Average Income' is the measure they are using or if its the title of a report?

These statistics are only as good as the definition of poverty that they use. There is no way that 1/3 of children in the UK are living in any sensible definition of 'poverty', but 'low income' doesn't have the same pejorative force.

Posted By: CWC on December 7th 2019 at 19:09:10

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Opinion: A large Tory victory might be the best thing to happen to the Labour party.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 7, 15:31:24
- The one party close to the centre in this election is nowhere in the polls (General Chat) - FreshBlood, Dec 7, 18:47:39
  - Trying to get a die hard base to vote for another party is pretty futile. (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 7, 19:08:45
- Two types of people; selfless and selfish... (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Dec 7, 16:30:20
  - What a load of bollocks. Ah I see 'usually' as the caveat. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Dec 7, 17:33:09
  - well yes but here is the good news...... (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 7, 16:51:04
  - Don’t forget self-righteous (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 16:32:56
- All of this could’ve been avoided if they’d selected the correct Milliband (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Dec 7, 16:20:59
  - Yep agree with that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Dec 7, 17:33:37
- Let’s go Tories Let’s go! (n/m) (General Chat) - Thegelman, Dec 7, 16:14:02
  - Yes please. Could you go quite a long way away? (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 7, 17:17:15
- The Overton window (General Chat) - LowestoftBoy, Dec 7, 16:09:08
  - Thats Democracy ......maybe the electorate has changed and Labour is out of touch. (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 7, 16:53:47
    - That's first past the post democracy. (General Chat) - LowestoftBoy, Dec 7, 17:01:51
      - Errr ... PR is a great way to get swivel-eyed loons into power (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 7, 17:08:43
        
        no they wouldnt have (General Chat) - CWC, Dec 7, 19:03:11
      - Know the rules.....play the game. (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 7, 17:05:00
- Great argument.... (General Chat) - Moritz Moutarde, Dec 7, 15:54:00
  - Only just seen this. Excellent post. (General Chat) - norway, Dec 7, 18:15:57
    - How are they defining poverty though? (General Chat) - CWC, Dec 7, 19:09:10
      - I would imagine the definition is recognised and consistent. I've seen these figures (General Chat) - norway, Dec 7, 19:22:18
        
        Im not saying its made up (General Chat) - CWC, Dec 7, 20:17:45
        
        Agreed. (General Chat) - norway, Dec 7, 21:04:59
  - 1 in 3 children in poverty - bollocks. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Dec 7, 17:36:56
  - You and your fellow idealists miss the BIG point...... (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 7, 16:44:13
    - Idealists? (General Chat) - Moritz Moutarde, Dec 7, 18:36:40
      - So if these things are all true then why are the tories in the lead... (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 7, 19:05:13
  - What is the definition of poverty? (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Dec 7, 16:10:49
- Will be too late as brexit will take decades to recover from (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 7, 15:41:50
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  - I dont agree. I think it would be relatively easy to reverse. (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 7, 16:57:05
- This was I keep saying to my vivid Labour voting friend (General Chat) - ingi, Dec 7, 15:36:52
  - Well,Corbyn's got more credibility and integrity than Blair steamer. Imo. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 7, 15:46:09
    - So what!...... Blairs got more election victories.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 7, 16:58:46
    - We'd be getting a labour govt if he was leader though (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Dec 7, 15:50:21
    - Starmer. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 7, 15:46:22
  - I wouldnt bet on a more credible leader appearing (General Chat) - CWC, Dec 7, 15:44:28
- Tory win Will fuck up the country even more (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Dec 7, 15:34:20
  - well..... see above..... thats how the other side gets elected.... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 7, 15:37:10

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