Children and Society

Came across this at postmodernbible blog from the Methodist Conference:

"1 in 3 children grown up in poverty. 13.5 m people in poverty. Sign of times is that increasing. By 2015 by 15m. Inequality increasing - incomes/wealth. If rate of increase continues, 15% will be owned by top 1,000 in country = return to Victorian society. Poverty in UK means that you have 10 years less life than others. Inequality increases as you go through school What is the witness in a community where poor and rich live side by side?"

These are notes taken by the official blog reporter at the Conference so though 3rd hand are likely to be reliable. The relevant paper is here:
Poverty and Equality.
This may be interesting on the Big Society:  Big Society