Let's not run away with the notion that there's no poverty in London.
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London is the most unequal region in England and income is more concentrated at the top than elsewhere. It has the highest proportion of households in the top tenth of incomes nationally, and the highest proportion in the bottom tenth...
London has the highest rate of income poverty of any region in England (after housing cost). Inner London in particular has the highest rates for all age groups (children, working-age adults and pensioners)...
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http://www.poverty.org.uk/reports/lo...20findings.pdf
According to this:
http://endchildpoverty.org.uk/files/...k-part-one.pdf
12 of the top 20 worst constituencies for child povery are in London.
Yes I know fat cats and bankers tend to make most of the headlines for obvious reasons...