Report on increasing gap between rich & poor. What's a London without 'average' families like?

[BrummieOnTheRun]

The Rowntree report published today describes the increasing gap between the richest and poorest in society, with increasing segregation between their lives.

One observation in the report is that 'average' families had virtually disappeared in some areas.

As one family amongst what seems like a mass exodus of families from London in the last year, I was interested to read that.

Does it matter if the only families left in large cities like london are the really rich and those reliant on state benefits?

Should cities try to retain 'average' working families, or just let this trend take its course?

Sorry, I think you misunderstood me too! I don't think that all young mothers are lazy scroungers and I don't read the Daily Mail, so I don't know what you mean by this.

I think that this type of life choice leads some kids into poverty at a very young age. I see them when they are attempting to climb out of poverty by going into education, but it is a long hard haul when you have a couple of young children at home and a total lack of support from family/partner.

(Yes I am judgemental - as I believe are the majority of people - but only privately. You probably judge me from what I write, but you don't know me.)