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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 25 Jun 2015

    Number of children classed as living in relative poverty in UK is 2.3m, lowest level since 1980s, government sayshttp://bbc.in/1BCl59I 

    1:43 AM - 25 Jun 2015
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      1. Robin Barker‏ @robinfromcamhs 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Let's say it together: "Two. Point. Three. MILLION children classed as living in relative poverty". #nationaldisgrace

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      2. Gareth Evans‏ @gareth0108 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        .@BBCBreaking .@BBCNews why are you going so far back? there was a huge rise in child poverty in the 80's due to the rise in unemployment

        3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Alresford Bear and the Town Mill Teddy Posse‏ @AlresfordBear 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @gareth0108

        @gareth0108 @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Wonder how that relativism is considered. Still excessively high.

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      4. Gareth Evans‏ @gareth0108 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @AlresfordBear

        @AlresfordBear .@BBCBreaking .@BBCNews it is indicative they had to trawl back that far to find a comparator to make the figures seem good

        2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. Welsh Rugby Mad dragon  🐲‏ @wru4me 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @gareth0108

        @gareth0108 @AlresfordBear @BBCBreaking @BBCNews wonder who was in power then too

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      6. Gareth Evans‏ @gareth0108 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @wru4me

        @wru4me @AlresfordBear .@BBCBreaking .@BBCNews I know what an appallingly misleading headline look at the graph!!pic.twitter.com/wqKIgXf6VC

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      7. Welsh Rugby Mad dragon  🐲‏ @wru4me 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @gareth0108

        @gareth0108 @AlresfordBear @BBCBreaking @BBCNews no proper figure past 2008/9 anyway on there

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      8. Gareth Evans‏ @gareth0108 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @wru4me

        @wru4me @AlresfordBear @BBCBreaking @BBCNews not needed tbh it just needs to show how bad the '80s were & how inappropriate the comparison

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      9. Welsh Rugby Mad dragon  🐲‏ @wru4me 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @gareth0108

        @gareth0108 @AlresfordBear @BBCBreaking @BBCNews and yet we are 6th richest country. Should be no kids living in poverty or in b&bs

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      1. Jane Hersey‏ @HerseyJane 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        40% INC IN YOUNGSTERS SELF HARMING BC OF POVERTY SINCE CAMERON CAME 2 POWER. DON'T EXPECT REPORT FROM TORY SYCOPHANTS @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

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      1. Paul Stephens‏ @cat1stephens 25 Jun 2015
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        @BBCBreaking Don't suppose the Tories have changed the way in which relative poverty is calculated have they?

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      1. Welsh Rugby Mad dragon  🐲‏ @wru4me 25 Jun 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews is that before or after they've changed the criteria and massaged the figures

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      2. Rich Taylor‏ @badleftenant 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        heard the other day child poverty had increased massively. forgive me if i doubt this @bbcbreaking

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
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      1. Jane Hersey‏ @HerseyJane 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews SO WHEN U REPORT 'RELATIVE' POVERTY IT'S AN ATTEMPT TO DISMISS CHILDREN SO HUNGRY THEY R PROSTITUTING THEMSLEVES 2 EAT

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      1. Signius‏ @SigniusNetworks 25 Jun 2015
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        @BBCBreaking Tory fudged bullshit worthless figures yet again then, every other report says figures at their HIGHEST & facts back that up

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      1. Michael J Hudston‏ @HU03TON 25 Jun 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews is that before or after they cooked the books

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      2. Imogen Challis‏ @pimmisa 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews I expect better from the #BBC I want informed headlines and detailed analysis! Don't lose my #trust

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      3. Keighley Yorkshire‏ @KeighleyUK 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @pimmisa

        @pimmisa @BBCBreaking @BBCNews the definition of poverty is household below 60% of average incomes- well the average income has dropped!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Keighley Yorkshire‏ @KeighleyUK 25 Jun 2015
        Replying to @KeighleyUK

        @pimmisa @BBCBreaking @BBCNews perhaps percentage of families needing to use food banks would be a useful measure of poverty?

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