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THE DESERVING AND UNDESERVING POOR

 

Presenter Chris Bowly asks whether a state welfare system should be set and distinguish between those who deserve help and those who do not.


Listen to the radio programme and answer the questionnaire

BBC Radio 4 - Analysis: The Deserving And The Undeserving Poor: 15... MP3

QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Who broadcasted this radio programme?

2.  What is the radio programme about?

3.  According to the presenter, Chris Bowlby, what happens when people asks us for money in the street?
 
4.  What does he say about the number of children people have?
 
5.  What does the Archbishop of Canterbury say about poor people?
 
6.  What has made the debate about poor people receiving welfare benefits sharper?
 
7.  What does Will Huttom's book Them and Us set?
 
8.  According to Hutton, what should people do to find a job?
 
9.  What are the so called 'squeezed middle'?
 
10.  What does Fosyth, the senior curator of the Museum of London, say about people who do not work?
 
11.  In the past, what did Trade Unions do when they gave one of their members a sickness benefit?
 
12.  Bowly says, "There is an idea of assistance as being part of reciprocity..." What does he mean?
 
13.  According to the presenter, should we consider children 'undeserving'?
 
14.  What happens with people living in more prosperous areas in south-east England?
 
15.  What should charity do?
 
16.  Express your final opinion about this radio debate.
 
17.  In your opinion, who is responsible for poverty and how much help should we provide to poor people?