Britain not in poverty, claims John Moore

Title

Britain not in poverty, claims John Moore

Genre

Interview

TX Date

12 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:27

Description

Social Security Secretary, John Moore has raised a storm of protest with his redefinition of who is poor. He rejects suggestions that a third of people in Britain live in poverty, and says many of the poorest fifth of families with children have a telephone and a car and spend a tenth of their income on alcohol and tobacco. Moore was making the claim in a lecture to a Conservative group in London and afterwards Des Fahy asked him to explain his definition of poverty.

Contributors

John Moore; Des Fahy

Keywords

Government; Economics; UK; Great Britain; Conservative Party; Poverty; Standard of living; Cabinet ministers

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