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Evidence on persistent poverty in the UK

Geoff Riley

18th October 2015

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Contextual data on the scale and depth of poverty in the UK is important when evaluating questions on how best to measure changes in the standard of living.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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