Number of children in poverty rises

....again in the UK, says the Guardian here. Actually, I'd heard about it yesterday, so the Grauniad, which should have its finger on the pulse, is a wee bitty late. The UK government is now well off its target of reducing child poverty by half (from 33%!!!) by 2010. In addition the number of pensioners living in poverty in the UK has risen by 300,000 to 2.5 million pensioners (and 2.9 million children, plus their parents presumably). Adults in poverty are stated to be 5.3 million, which presumably includes pensioners. So the total, of 8.3 million people in poverty, represents about 14% of a population of 60 million. That's without housing costs; if these are included, the figures may well be more.

The UK is the fifth richest country in the world. It has a 'socialist' government.

There are data, and data, and data showing the negative impact on childhood poverty on the lives of children, and their children, and their children. Does anyone pay attention to these?