Sentences with word «breadline»

«The Budget will do nothing to restore confidence or kick - start the recovery, but will push local economies into the ground, raising the spectre of breadline Britain.

About 3.1 million children of working parents now below breadline after government's benefit cuts, according to TUC

And while we wait for the Chancellor's dreams to come true — private sector recovery - the economy will «bottom out», meaning misery for millions, raising the spectre of breadline Britain.

-- forming a literal breadline to the tiny storefront.

Meanwhile, the number of working adults living below the official breadline rose by 300,000 to 11 million, with childless adults the worst affected.

It describes what happens when universities, many of which are permanently near breadline status, face a financial disaster.

For many, it's a much more attractive, alternative proposition than wallowing in debt and living on the so - called breadline.

The lack of fanfare is a kind of fanfare in itself, a celebration that society has not yet broken down into breadlines and ATM - based riots.

Art of the WPA era is frequently associated with traditional social realist imagery, such as breadlines and Hoovervilles.

And while we wait for the chancellor's dreams to come true — private sector recovery - the economy will «bottom out», meaning misery for millions, raising the spectre of breadline Britain.

The banker realized that not only were the financial statements strong, but that the product was largely insulated from economic stress such as recessions and depressions because even if you lost your house, your job, and were waiting in a breadline, if you came across a nickel, you might spend it on a glass of Coca - Cola; an affordable luxury that provided momentary pleasure.

Orbis Books has put together A Portfolio of Prints containing twelve of his best - known works, including the magnificent «Christ of the Breadlines» and «The Peaceable Kingdom.»

As passionate as I was about social justice and alleviating poverty, child sponsorship struck me as an old - fashioned model for giving in which a few select children essentially walked through a breadline to receive meals, schools supplies, and medical attention from far - away white «saviors» whose first - world guilt was eased by letters ensuring that their contributions made a difference.

When the end result of this series of choices is that a woman is unable to keep her nose above the breadline without financial support from someone else, then that woman is in a position where she can no longer make choices about her own life, but must do whatever she can to survive, whether that means working a job she hates or staying in an unhappy or even abusive marriage.

She added: «Almost two million older people struggle on the breadline in a life of poverty, but still government ministers trumpet a benefit scheme which simply isn't getting help to those who need it most.»

The research warned the coalition's policies would lead to 690,000 more children living below the MIS in just two years» time - and claimed this would lead to a majority of Britain's children living below the breadline.

Currently the breadline level is # 12,623 for a single pensioner, # 23,992 for a single parent with two children and # 24,643 for a couple and only child.

He clearly hasn't forgotten those days and can show compassion for those living on the breadline now.

«Now, so many more people are on the breadline.»

Research from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggests that pensioners living in poverty could be helped off the breadline if they downsize their home or take out a form of equity release scheme.

Looking back, I guess we might have been on or below the breadline from time to time.

Further, repeated deductions left the workers on the breadline and their accommodation was so miserable some were forced to sleep on towels after lengthy factory shifts until beds were provided.

«People are underemployed, can't start a business or improve their circumstances, are barely feeding their families, and then food prices go up and literally put them on the breadline.

When I formed and invested all my money in my first company I was soon on the breadline like any other scientist.

Or «I'm on the breadline and can only afford to pay for one.»

A social class is a set of subjectively defined concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which «These upper class toffs don't care about those on the breadline» - We asked the people hurting most if the new Universal Credit rules would ACTUALLY

Having said that, Shoplifters isn't quite what it appears at first glance: dealing with a family of petty criminals who live on the breadline, it slowly reveals its secrets, gradually building to a... Read

42nd Street (Warner Archive, Blu - ray)-- Released in 1933 by Warner Bros., which specialized in snappy, fast - paced pictures with working class heroes and street smart characters, 42nd Street launched a series of great backstage musicals that featured lavish production numbers in a Broadway culture where the depression was a reality just offstage and the dancers were one flop away from the breadlines.

is a tight, tough examination of life on the breadline in Ozark country that avoids the sanctimonious pitfalls of poverty - porn thanks to a healthy streak of the macabre and a terrific lead performance from 19 year - old Jennifer Lawrence.

Having said that, Shoplifters isn't quite what it appears at first glance: dealing with a family of petty criminals who live on the breadline, it slowly reveals its secrets, gradually building to a surprising climax in the final stretch of its beautifully judged two - hour running time.

In the shadow of Disney World, a seven - year - old girl (Brooklynn Princes) and her mother (Bria Vinaite) struggle on the breadline.

Parent Poll finds 60 % will compromise on their own food shopping to help keep students above the breadline

A good friend of mine, and a damn fine writer, who shall remain nameless lest the publisher that keeps him on the breadline gets a whiff of sulphur, has advocated on more than one occasion recently that like - minded writers should get together and set up a co-op, akin to the United Artists studio of early Hollywood lore.

This is the exact sum a British family of four is supposed to be able to live on; except the Dean has removed one penny to take it just below the breadline.

Breadlines and unemployment will set the stage for the worst economic times for years to come in America and throughout the world.