THE smooth course of inequality in the UK is often conducted on bare numbers and the sprightliness of the English language. In places you can choose to turn up the volume of a report where it seems to resonate most profoundly with your political agenda. At any given time there can be several extant reports claiming to provide a picture of inequality and deprivation by measuring a well-worn collection of social indicators. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16397820.kevin-mckenna-forget-the-bankers-misdeeds-in-britain-being-poor-is-a-crime/