... and social forces which receive publicity through media, politics, education and other social interactions. The public images of poverty are central in determining private perceptions. "On the one hand Government Ministers state that there is no such thing as poverty in this country today, or when pressed, that it is only a tiny problem, while on the other hand headlines in the quality newspapers say that it effects at least one in five of the population"(Roll 1992) Roll was trying to establish that differing fractions can use statistical evidence to enhance perception to their thinking for the intended audience. According to the BBC News, Health information, Thursday 8th March 2001, article titled 'Bread Line Europe,' it stated, "over five million people live in 'absolute poverty' in the UK. The measurement of poverty looked at research into deprivation across the continent, by identifying increasing levels of poverty in the UK. The definition ...

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