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Britain must become a more equal society says Campaign to End Child Poverty - 25th of Feb, 2009
The Campaign to End Child Poverty is calling on the Government to make a determined effort to ensure Britain is a more equal society by tackling child poverty. The call came after the Joseph Rowntree Foundation study, Poverty, Inequality and Policy Since 1997, found that while progress towards a more equal society was made in the first half of the New Labour period, health inequalities are now widening, and the gap between rich and poor growing.
Director of the Campaign Hilary Fisher said: “There can be no equality in our society while 3.9 children are living in poverty. Poor health and reduced life outcomes are already a frequent reality for these children and continuing inequalities will only make that worse.
“The Government needs to invest at least £3 billion in the forthcoming budget and keep its promise to halve child poverty by 2010.
“Today’s study shows that this type of determined intervention, as happened in the first half of the New Labour period, is the only way to close the gap between rich and poor.
“Now we are in recession, it’s even more vital the Government invests to make sure children do not suffer as a result of a crisis they did nothing to cause.”
Notes to editors
• For additional comment, or an interview with Hilary Fisher, contact Chloë Bryan-Brown, 020 7278 3405, media@ecpc.org.uk
• The Campaign to End Child Poverty is a coalition of more than 150 organisations working to eradicate child poverty in the UK. It is formed from children's and other charities, social justice groups, faith-groups, trade unions and others concerned about the unacceptably high levels of child poverty in the UK. For more information, visit www.endchildpoverty.org.uk
• The comments in this release represent the views of End Child Poverty and do not necessarily reflect the views of member organisations.
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