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OLD Etonian David Cameron sparked fury yesterday by suggesting the poor have no one to blame but themselves. The Tory leader said drink and drugs were the reasons many people were hard-up. He also blasted those who are overweight, saying they were greedy and lazy. The Tory leader's attack came during a visit to one of the most deprived parts of the country. While out campaigning in Glasgow East with candidate Davena Rankin, he said people were too frightened to speak the truth about others. Cameron said: "We talk about people being 'at risk of obesity' instead of talking about people who eat too much and take too little exercise. "It's as if these things - obesity, alcohol abuse, drug addiction - are purely external events, like a plague or bad weather. Social problems are often the consequence of the choices that people... [read full story]
