The new poor: The social demography of poverty in modern Britain is changing fast – and tackling it will take more than slogans November 24, 2014 by Fulcrum Today, as the new Rowntree Foundation report shows, it is a different world. Poverty in modern Britain not only comes in many guises but is often found where once it was least expected. Editorial. Independent. 23 November 2014 FulcrumShareTweetShare