Broken Britain

Clearly it is not just me that runs down the UK.

Following a Populus poll published in The Times Newspaper, 70% of British residents agree that the UK is “broken”. An incredible 43% of those surveyed said they would emigrate if they could. Maybe only Haiti and Sierra Leone could probably boast such a high figure.

23% of the British children´s population lives in poverty, rising to 27% (650,000 kids) in London, with 300,000 of these kids living in “severe” poverty.

An Eye and a Lens on Mcleod Ganj

In McLeod Ganj, there are plenty of beggars in town. Buddhist are seen as a soft touch i guess.

This guy is new in town. He sits all day behind the Dalai Lama temple with his big toothy grin and is making stable money on the pilgrim path. He is all to delighted to pose for me, and loves the result that i show him on the monitor.

G. my Main Man in England, laughed at me when i proposed putting together an exhibition of Indian poverty and disfigurement. I think it´s got real potential, although i would be wary of painting such a bleak picture of India, a country which has so much beauty to share. I´m putting together a few favourite shots of the genre and i´ll carry on my internal dialogue.