Comparing poor people in the UK with poor people in Africa is pretty pointless. But having said that, also their governments are a major part of the problems there...as we all know.

Making the assumption that poor people in the UK waste their money on "useless" things is what media brainwashing does for you. Heaven forbid that the poor dare to buy some things that others deem unnecessary for their survival.

Sticking your head in the sand and making poor people out to be wasters is not helpful. Most of those poor were in jobs a few years back, contributing to the system....maybe some people have conveniently forgotten that fact.