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  Courtesy Independent...........
  
  One-third of Britons are too poor to 'join in with society'
  
  Many on lowest incomes cannot buy consumer goods, visit the cinema or go on holiday
  
  Just under a third of people in Britain are excluded from mainstream society because they
  
  cannot afford to join in cultural activities such as going to the cinema, taking a holiday or buying
  
  consumer goods.
  
  Research for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that the poorest 30 per cent are also
  
  prevented from "participating in society" because they have fewer social relationships and less
  
  trust in other people.
  
  "Participating is about belonging. Many of society's expectations require individuals and families
  
  to spend money," the report, Poverty, Participation and Choice, says. "Like it or not, Britain is a
  
  consumer society in which people are assessed according to the income that they have, how they
  
  spend it and what they do with their time."

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