The scale of the problem is rather simply expressed by the following government statistics referring to the gap between the most deprived areas and the rest of England: In the 10 per cent most deprived wards in 1998 44 per cent of people relied on means tested benefits, compared with a national average of 22 per cent; In the 10 per cent most deprived wards in 1998 over 60 per cent of children lived in households that relied on means tested benefits; In 1998-99, the employment rate in Tower Hamlets was 55 per cent, compared with 74 per cent nationally; The domestic burglary rate in North Manch...

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