Reblogged from The Void:
There
are few things more vile than listening to a man born into a
multi-million pound fortune lecturing the rest of us about whether
people are really poor or not.
David Cameron’s pathetic tirade about poverty this week
– during which he accused one of the most senior figures in the
Catholic Church of lying about the extent of vicious cuts to social
security – was exactly what might be expected from an aloof, out of
touch Prime Minister who’s never had to do a real day’s work in his
life.
Cameron claims that Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols’
statement that the safety net of the welfare state has disappeared for
many people is ‘just not true’. After all, David Cameron doesn’t know
any poor people and life in Chipping Norton is simply spiffing. He goes
on to say how lucky those unable to find a job are to be entitled to
just over £70 a week, less than he probably spends on lunch.
What Cameron doesn’t say is that due to the raft of vicious cuts to
other benefits, such as Housing Benefit, much of that £70 is now likely
to be eaten away by the Bedroom Tax, Housing Benefit shortfalls or
Council Tax bills. In some cases these expenses could almost cut that
money in half, and after utility bills and even modest debts there could
be nothing at all left for food.
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