UK resorts 'dumping ground' for poor

Many British seaside towns are now just dumping grounds for the poor and desperate. That's the verdict from think-tank the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). It claims Blackpool, Great Yarmouth, Margate and Rhyl have poverty levels closer to those of run-down inner cities.

And the cost to the taxpayer is startling - £2bn plus in benefits alone. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%