First, inequality has grown at both ends of the income scale. At the bottom, the proportion of the population with an income below the poverty line increased from 13% at the start of Blair’s government to 20% now.
首先，不平等在收入等级的两端都扩大了。在最低端，收入在贫困线以下的人口比例从布莱尔政府伊始的13％增加到现在的20％。在少数族裔人口中这一情况更为糟糕。而且，尽管政府作出了努力，儿童贫困在布莱尔时期也增加了。