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"My conviction is that everyone deserves a fair chance in life ... that each of us has a responsibility to each other ... that when the strong help the weak it makes us all stronger" Gordon Brown, June 24 2007 / Inspiring Quotes 5
2010
	Number of people working part-time because they can’t find full-time work has reached over 1 million - the highest number on record and a 45 per cent increase since the recession began, according to new analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr), 12 May ippr.org, 12 May 2010
2007
*Inequality at 40-year high, and the public believes the gap between rich and poor people is too large. July 17 Joseph Rowntree Foundation, July 17
*'Real level' of unemployment still far higher than official figures, Sheffield Hallam University, June 13 / Social inclusion
* Poverty twice as likely for minority ethnic groups: education fails to close the gap. The poverty rate for Britain’s minority ethnic groups stands at 40%, double the 20% found amongst white British people, according to new research published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). Minority ethnic groups are also being overlooked for jobs and are being paid lower wages, despite improvements in education and qualifications. JRF, April 30
2006
* Poverty and complicated benefit system main reasons for informal low-paid work, says JRF, June 16
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