Just as we in Europe have had to revise our traditional view of Britain as a country living in the past and lagging behind the mainstream of economic and social development, it is time for the British to revise their traditional view of the continent as a potential threat, and show enough courage to join the club.

ECONOMIST: Britain in Europe

The idea of relative poverty as a measure of social exclusion, however, had taken hold - not just in Britain but also at the Council of Europe, the United Nations and the OECD.

BBC: Poverty, noun - what's the definition?