A survey carried out by the End Child Poverty Coalition - and seen exclusively by Channel 4 News - shows more than half a million have dropped below the poverty line in the last year.
But the government insists it has helped hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty in the last decade.
The Tories have destroyed this country. It all started with Thatcher. Yes, I was taken in by her at the time; but with the benefit of distance and hindsight, it is all too clear to see that she started the rot. She and the ‘Old Gipper’ over in the States.
When I was growing up, there were no such outlets as food banks. There was no need for them. A working man could feed his family (even with the wife at home raising her children, where she belongs). These days, even two parents working often cannot earn enough to feed their children. There’s something wrong somewhere! – © Mark Alexander
