Actually, I do go out to work (in my own business which also employs other people, as it happens), I was a HRT until I reduced my hours due to having young children, I am glad to pay into society to help people less able to look after themselves for whatever reason, and I work in the field of economic development. And hope helps fight poverty by:
*motivating people in difficulties to think it is worth getting educated, getting trained and getting a job or a better job
- helping communities to make life better by improving their physical surroundings, getting their young people off the streets/off drugs/off the dole, starting up self-help mechanisms to build skills and confidence etc
*inspiring people into politics, pressure groups and campaigns to bring about the political and constitutional changes which can provide the incentives and support to help poor people to improve their situations.
And I can assure you from the canvassing that I am doing that there are lots of people out there who are now engaged and ready, whatever the result on 18th September, to work towards making things fairer in this country.
PS: I apologise - I shouldn't have referred to "naice Edinburgh houses" although I know some of you are living in these. The "I'm all right, Jack" mentality is obviously not confined to genteel Edinburgh streets.