Britain's income gap widest since the 1960s

Britain under Labour is a more unequal society than at any time since modern records began in the early 1960s.

The incomes of the poor fell and those of the rich rose in the three years after the 2005 general election.

Remember this is Labour we're talking about not the Tories, we expect inequalities to rise under the Tories (and they do), but Labour?

They seem to have abandoned their commitment to halve child poverty by 2010. It's outrageous that so many children continue to miss out on the basic necessities most take for granted. For those left to languish in the misery that poverty inflicts is a tragedy.

Their promise to make Britain a fairer place, where income doesn't affect a child's life chances, rings hollow. In 2001, Gordon Brown referred to child poverty as a 'scar on Britain's soul'.

It's taking a hell of a long time to heal!