The state of the UK.

[Scot Dutchy]

Its legal system:

Another failure.

'Oval Four' men jailed in 1972 cleared by court of appeal in London

Lord chief justice expresses ‘regret that it has taken so long for injustice to be remedied’

Three men who were convicted nearly 50 years ago on the evidence of a corrupt police officer have finally had their names cleared by senior judges.

Upholding an appeal against conviction by Winston Trew, Sterling Christie and George Griffiths – who, with Constantine Boucher, were part of the “Oval Four” – the lord chief justice, Lord Burnett, told them: “Our regret is that it has taken so long for this injustice to be remedied.”

The men were arrested in March 1972 by a group of undercover police officers at Oval Underground station and accused of “nicking handbags” on the tube. They were beaten in the police cells and then charged with attempting to steal, theft, and assault of the police.

After a five-week Old Bailey trial, at which none of the supposed theft “victims” appeared and the police relied on highly disputed “confessions”, all four were convicted and jailed for two years. The arrests occurred when “mugging” was a high-profile issue and routinely blamed on young black men. The defendants became known as the Oval Four and the case became a cause célèbre, with demonstrations and marches in south London where the men lived.

[Scot Dutchy]

Inequality:

Gap between rich and poor grows alongside rise in UK's total wealth

Top 10% of households had 45% of national wealth in 2018, while the poorest 10th had just 2%

Britain’s total wealth grew by 13% in the two years to 2018 to reach a record £14.6tn, with wealth among the richest 10% of households increasing almost four times faster than those of the poorest 10%.

A study by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also found that the poorest 10% of households had debts three times greater than their assets compared with the richest 10% who amassed a wealth pile 35 times larger than their total debts.

The figures highlight the growing divide between those at the top of the wealth ladder, many of whom have retained their pension rights, property values and invested their savings since the 2008 financial crash, while those on low incomes live in rented accommodation with meagre pension entitlements and rising debts

[NineBerry]

There are four states in the UK.

[Scot Dutchy]

A few dependencies as well.

[Brian Peacock]

Don't forget the dominions as well.

[Seabass]

51st, hopefully. Fingers crossed!

[Scot Dutchy]

Johnson's and Trump's dream.

[Scot Dutchy]

There are 151 BILLIONAIRES in the UK. Not millionaires. 4,000,000 kids live in poverty. That is one in three kids.

What sort of country would tolerate child poverty rising to 40%? Maybe the UK

[rainbow]

There are 151 BILLIONAIRES in the UK. Not millionaires. 4,000,000 kids live in poverty. That is one in three kids.

What sort of country would tolerate child poverty rising to 40%? Maybe the UK

There are 500 000 000 children in Africa living in poverty.

What sort of world would tolerate child poverty at this level?

[pErvinalia]

It was their fault for being born in the wrong place. Should have been born in the Netherlands.

[Scot Dutchy]

There are 151 BILLIONAIRES in the UK. Not millionaires. 4,000,000 kids live in poverty. That is one in three kids.

What sort of country would tolerate child poverty rising to 40%? Maybe the UK

There are 500 000 000 children in Africa living in poverty.

What sort of world would tolerate child poverty at this level?

While agreeing up to a point the UK claims to be a first world country. This inequality should not happen. How many billionaires live in Africa and what is the definition of poverty?

[rainbow]

There are 151 BILLIONAIRES in the UK. Not millionaires. 4,000,000 kids live in poverty. That is one in three kids.

What sort of country would tolerate child poverty rising to 40%? Maybe the UK

There are 500 000 000 children in Africa living in poverty.

What sort of world would tolerate child poverty at this level?

While agreeing up to a point the UK claims to be a first world country. This inequality should not happen. How many billionaires live in Africa and what is the definition of poverty?

Exactly.

[pErvinalia]

Yep.

[Brian Peacock]

Indeed.

[laklak]

Our King is a billionaire! He just bought 11 Rolls Royces and 125 new BMWs!

We love him SO much!