[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

I think what we all ought to understand is that the generation of people who lived through the war are nothing like the current generation. This is like comparing apples and oranges. The social structure was vastly different in the 1940s, the class system was vastly different and the Guardian trying to compare 2015 to 1943 is ludicrous but not wholly unexpected.

I did comment on this earlier, 'the Guardian did not compile the study they just reported on it'.
I'm not sure why it's impossible to compare attitudes to poverty, the older generation are better equipped than anyone as they can give a personal account of both eras.
It's not a class issue either as the study is not alluding to any differences due to social stratification.
Social structure was different back then yes that is the whole point, as it was the publics reaction to the plight of people living in severe social deprivation which led to the welfare reforms initially.
Studies that question whether poverty is again reaching those depths and what modern attitudes are to that possibility is not ludicrous. As Joey said there always was the 'I'm alright Jack' voice but it was smaller, today it's deafening.