Bluntshovels calls austerity for what it is

In Austerity is bullshit El Gibbs writes that austerity isn't about reducing debt, it's "about a bunch of rich, mostly blokes, cutting the heart out of the social safety net".

Poverty is another country

Alex Andreou in You’ll Never Live Like Common People talks about the almost 16 months he spent homeless and living in extreme poverty:

I was homeless from 3 January 2009 to 27 April 2010, and I can tell you - poverty is another country. You have either lived there or you have not.

This is not something I want to ever experience. Recommended reading.

On poverty

In This is Poverty Nikki McWatters describes the hardship of raising three kids on a single parent pension.

Ninety per cent of dole recipients live in a state of deprivation and poverty. It is a cruel maze, difficult to escape from and not one any parent would choose willingly. To blame the poor for their condition is to crawl back to post-industrial England.