{"id":137347,"date":"2019-02-26T20:14:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=137347"},"modified":"2019-02-26T20:14:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:14:25","slug":"the-facts-in-the-uk-are-stark-one-in-four-children-are-currently-living-in-poverty-in-our-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2019\/02\/26\/the-facts-in-the-uk-are-stark-one-in-four-children-are-currently-living-in-poverty-in-our-country\/","title":{"rendered":"The facts in the UK are stark. One in four children are currently living in poverty in our country."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFor almost one in every two children to be poor in twenty-first century Britain is not just a disgrace, but a social calamity and an economic disaster, all rolled into one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights<\/p>\n<p>The facts in the UK are stark. One in four children are currently living in poverty in our country. \u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdiana.stone1%2Fposts%2F10155979298096129&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"503\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFor almost one in every two children to be poor in twenty-first century Britain is not just a disgrace, but a social calamity and an economic disaster, all rolled into one.\u201d Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights The facts in the UK are stark. One in four children &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2019\/02\/26\/the-facts-in-the-uk-are-stark-one-in-four-children-are-currently-living-in-poverty-in-our-country\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The facts in the UK are stark. 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