{"id":88609,"date":"2025-12-22T08:43:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=88609"},"modified":"2025-12-22T08:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:43:36","slug":"there-is-no-excuse-for-poverty-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2025\/12\/22\/there-is-no-excuse-for-poverty-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"There is no excuse for poverty in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the chart of the latest United Nations Human Development Indicator<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The UK is ranked in the top 20, with this data:<\/p>\n

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Things are pretty crowded at the top.<\/p>\n

The data is based on these variables:<\/p>\n

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Distribution is not considered, critically.<\/p>\n

My point in posting this, however, is simple. If you are at the top of the pile, there is no excuse for poverty in your country. The resources to prevent it, by definition, exist. In that case, if it is prevalent, as it is in the UK, it is by choice, and not by accident or chance. And in that case, we could eliminate it.<\/p>\n

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Taking further action<\/b><\/p>\n

If you want to write a letter to your MP on the issues raised in this blog post, there is a ChatGPT prompt to assist you in doing so, with full instructions,\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n

One word of warning, though: please ensure you have the correct MP. ChatGPT can get it wrong.<\/p>\n

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