http://www.thisismytruth.org/2009/10/the-tories-on-poverty/ ...now tell me yours Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:51:53 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.thisismytruth.org/2009/10/the-tories-on-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-460 a Change of Personnel Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:21:36 +0000 http://www.thisismytruth.org/?p=445#comment-460 good post, i have written much the same on my blog, but i also asked why Jonathan didn't come up with a Welsh Conservative idea rather than adapt Communities First that is so associated with Welsh Labour and WAG and would have given him more credibility. good post, i have written much the same on my blog, but i also asked why Jonathan didn’t come up with a Welsh Conservative idea rather than adapt Communities First that is so associated with Welsh Labour and WAG and would have given him more credibility.

]]> http://www.thisismytruth.org/2009/10/the-tories-on-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Angela Elniff-Larsen Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:19:30 +0000 http://www.thisismytruth.org/?p=445#comment-458 Firstly it would be good to hear from people like the leader in Wales of his party. David Melding's views on this are out there but Nick Bourne et al are not so forthcoming .I also think its good that Jonathan Morgan is looking at the subject. Poverty is not just about money and promoting community banks. Its about the circumstances people find themselves in, often due to government policy and lack of social justice. I think it’s a subject far deeper than he realises. It is not owned by any political party, it is often used far more as a political football. It’s also not a sound bite, but a deeply held belief by many people, organisations, religions and non religions. Ian Duncan Smith is well meaning, but there is still that paternalistic parochialism that went along with the old Tory ideas on charity. Good start long way to go for all political parties. Firstly it would be good to hear from people like the leader in Wales of his party.
David Melding’s views on this are out there but Nick Bourne et al are not so forthcoming .I also think its good that Jonathan Morgan is looking at the subject. Poverty is not just about money and promoting community banks. Its about the circumstances people find themselves in, often due to government policy and lack of social justice. I think it’s a subject far deeper than he realises.
It is not owned by any political party, it is often used far more as a political football. It’s also not a sound bite, but a deeply held belief by many people, organisations, religions and non religions.
Ian Duncan Smith is well meaning, but there is still that paternalistic parochialism that went along with the old Tory ideas on charity. Good start long way to go for all political parties.

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