Tag Archives: Trussell trust

GOVERNMENT AUSTERITY CUTS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT WITHOUT THOUGHT OR CARE. SO SAY TOP CIVIL SERVANTS WITH NO AXE TO GRIND. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT IN THIS GENERAL ELECTION YEAR?

Posted on January 2, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from Ripped off Britons.com The Welfare State was hard won by generations of Britons before us. It is as much an inherited right as is the unearned income received by some from their inherited property and financial assets. Doubtless … Continue reading →

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Why stubborn Iain Duncan Smith is no statesman

Posted on June 29, 2014 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from the Observer Now I know I may seem as if I am IDS bashing of late *slaps self on wrist* but all I would say is that he’s in the News so much because everything he touches turns … Continue reading →

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A thought for Easter

Posted on April 16, 2014 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from The Guardian Sign from the Mosaic Church food bank in Coventry, which had been providing emergency food supplies for individuals and families. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Religious leaders and faith groups have called on the government … Continue reading →

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Welfare cuts: A tale of two food bank vouchers

Posted on March 10, 2014 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from the Guardian Society   Jobcentre food bank referral slip specimens Photograph: the Guardian Look at the two food bank vouchers above. The one on the left was introduced after 2011 when the trust and Department for Work and … Continue reading →

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Families turn to food banks as last resort ‘not because they are free’

Posted on February 21, 2014 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from The Guardian Society   A food bank in Croydon. The government has come under pressure from church leaders and charities to address increasing prevalence of food poverty caused by welfare cuts. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian Low … Continue reading →

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Quotas for food bank vouchers at job centres?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Originally posted on Ann McGauran:
Is an unofficial quota system for food bank vouchers operating at job centres? One man who called into a food bank in this London borough recently said he was told by his job centre that…

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Iain Duncan Smith: Slavery and Narcissism

Posted on January 24, 2014 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reblogged from Another Angry Voice Iain Duncan Smith has once again demonstrated how out of touch with reality he is. In an absurdly self-congratulatory speech he compared his “welfare reforms” (which are hopelessly inefficient, economically illiterate, dishonest, unlawful,discriminatory, fraud riddled, punitive, target driven, wasteful, incompetently administered and compassionless) with the abolitionist … Continue reading →

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What the Foodbank Debate Tells Us – Stephen Timms Shadow Employment Minister

Posted on January 8, 2014 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from The Huffington Post Well said Mr Timms!  The debate about foodbanks exposes the dark secret at the heart of this government: they just don’t care. Asked about the growth of foodbanks, David Cameron always gives the same reply: … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year …

Posted on January 1, 2014 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

So here it is, that time again, where I resolve to give up eating chocolate, drinking wine and try to be nicer to people! One of my other New Year resolutions is to make people aware of the harsh regime … Continue reading →

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Food banks: cowardly coalition can’t face the truth about them

Posted on December 29, 2013 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from the Guardian I went to the Trussell Trust food bank round the corner from theObserver’s offices just before Christmas. If I hadn’t been reading the papers, I would have assumed it represented everything Conservativesadmire. As at every other food bank, volunteers who … Continue reading →

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