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Poverty in the 1960's and 1970's
« on: Tuesday 07 October 14 14:33 BST (UK) »
Did anyone see these photographs from the Daily Mail last week..Such tough living conditions and not that long ago. 

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Re: Poverty in the 1960's and 1970's
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 07 October 14 14:35 BST (UK) »
Hi Sarah

I did and what I found most appalling was that this was during my lifetime, I grew up in the 1970s and I always think of that sort of poverty as being a lot lot earlier, even post war poverty and slums.

Just goes to show!

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Re: Poverty in the 1960's and 1970's
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 07 October 14 17:12 BST (UK) »
My son went to Aston university in 1987. I was horrified to find that the accommodation he was housed in was no better than that shown in the Balsall Heath picture early in this series. There are still serious pockets of bad housing  in many parts of the UK. Some of them very unlikely.
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Re: Poverty in the 1960's and 1970's
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 07 October 14 17:19 BST (UK) »
I can't recall it being that bad but I know from photos and videos it was in some areas.
Our house seemed very nice but we had no hot water, no fridge and an outside tippler toilet until I was 21 yrs old. Then the luxury of a council flat.  :)
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Re: Poverty in the 1960's and 1970's
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 07 October 14 17:47 BST (UK) »
Of course Cathy Come Home which dealt with homelessness and poverty was first aired in 1966.
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Re: Poverty in the 1960's and 1970's
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 07 October 14 20:28 BST (UK) »
Poverty has aways exsited in this country.  It exists in a place near you today!  Please bear that in mind as you go about your daily lives!
For myself,  being 78 yrs old I know precisely what poverty is and what poverty does.  I thank God for  my brilliant teachers at my poverty stricken primary school,  in poverty stricken Hulme,  Manchester.

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Re: Poverty in the 1960's and 1970's
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 07 October 14 20:45 BST (UK) »
What's particularly unpleasant is that the Daily Mail wants its readers to think that there is no real poverty in the UK today, and that there aren't any children growing up in substandard housing with an inadequate diet, because being poor in Britain in 2014 means "just not having the latest PlayStation or trendy trainers"  ::)

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Re: Poverty in the 1960's and 1970's
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 07 October 14 21:49 BST (UK) »
Quote from: pstainthorp on Tuesday 07 October 14 20:45 BST (UK)
What's particularly unpleasant is that the Daily Mail wants its readers to think that there is no real poverty in the UK today, and that there aren't any children growing up in substandard housing with an inadequate diet, because being poor in Britain in 2014 means "just not having the latest PlayStation or trendy trainers"  ::)

So true, some people haven't a clue or just don't care

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Re: Poverty in the 1960's and 1970's
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 08 October 14 05:24 BST (UK) »
Those photos leave me speechless.
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