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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBritain's poorest city: The struggle to make ends meet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22623964*snip*
For many, this part of the country is famous for Raleigh bicycles, Boots the Chemist, Robin Hood or DH Lawrence. Yet Nottingham is also pre-eminent for another, less glorious reason.
Recent statistics from the Office for National Statistics suggest residents of this city have the lowest household disposable income of anywhere in the UK.
The average income per household after tax, but including benefits, is £16,034 a year. In Nottingham it is £10,834.
That may be only one measure of poverty, but at a time when there has been a sustained assault on living standards for everyone it is surely a difficult extreme.
*snip*
It's nice to see the BBC highlighting their plight.
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Britain's poorest city: The struggle to make ends meet (Original Post)
steve2470
May 2013
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dembotoz
(16,799 posts)1. it would be nice to see a few us networks make similar shows
starroute
(12,977 posts)2. So where's Robin Hood now that they really need him? (n/t)
steve2470
(37,457 posts)3. in debtors' prison :/ nt
toby jo
(1,269 posts)4. Gotta wonder how these folks put up with the whole 'royalty' dog & pony show.
Oligarchy with crowns. Does it get any better?
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)5. They don't "put up with it". They love it.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)6. I wish they would have included a little more background.
Like why?