4 Mar 2013
New report exposes ‘convenient myths’.
A hard-hitting new report titled: 'The lies we tell ourselves:
ending comfortable myths about poverty' today lays bare six myths
about poverty.
• Myth 1: 'They' are lazy and don't want to work
• Myth 2: 'They' are addicted to drink and drugs
• Myth 3: 'They' are not really poor - they just don't
manage their money properly
• Myth 4: 'They' are on the fiddle
• Myth 5: 'They' have an easy life on benefits
• Myth 6: 'They' caused the deficit
The report from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the
Methodist Church, the Church of Scotland and the United Reformed
Church can be downloaded by
clicking here.