Category Archives: food banks

Food banks: no, they’re not a ‘popular welfare solution’

Posted on April 3, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from Patrick Cutlers blog @ the Guardian David Cameron’s discomfort over food banks typifies the right’s panic, confusion and denial over the causes of food insecurity Volunteer William Forey at Drumchapel food bank near Glasgow. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Notoriously, … Continue reading →

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TORY COUNCILLOR: ‘FOOD BANKS ARE FOR DRUG ADDICTS, DRUNKS AND MENTALLY ILL’

Posted on January 4, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from Political Scrapbook SATURDAY 3 JANUARY 23:31 Share Post Tweet Post Buckinghamshire Tory councillor and Ministry of Defence civil servant Mark Winn: The remark follows off the back of a similar slur last June.  Coventry City Council’s Tory shadow cabinet … Continue reading →

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In their own words: the astonishing rise of food banks

Posted on December 9, 2014 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from Guardian Society The all-party parliamentary group on food poverty and hunger gathered some astonishing and often harrowing evidence from food bank clients, volunteers, public servants and the charities during its eight-month inquiry during April and November this year. … Continue reading →

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