This government has a lot to answer for when it comes to food poverty
Nothing quite characterises the levels of poverty in austerity Britain better than the dramatic growth in the use…
Food Banks
Politics isn’t working when a country as wealthy as Britain can’t feed its people
On Wednesday, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee released a report on food security, which I’d…
Hunger stalks this country – and IDS is refusing to face up to it
“Hunger stalks this country.” That was the conclusion of the all-party parliamentary inquiry into hunger in the UK, published…
Labour call for a vote on the Bedroom Tax and a debate on food banks
New statistics show that the Bedroom Tax has cost low-income families an average of £1,260 since it was…
Are Osborne’s spinners block journalists from asking questions they don’t like?
An intriguing story emerged from a copy of the Express and Star last week, the regional newspaper that…
Tory Councillor: “I am against food banks”
Tory Councillor Liam Marshall-Ascough found himself in trouble recently when, during a debate about allowing another food bank into…
From food banks to fair pay
We all know that politicians love to talk about ‘fairness’. Hardly anyone will disagree that people should be…
Tory Minister Freud says it’s “very hard” to know why people use Food Banks
Tory Minister Lord Freud – who once referred to people on benefits as corpses – has come under…
Come on Newcastle! Do it for the Toon
On Saturday 50.000 Newcastle United fans will pack the club’s iconic St James’ Park stadium for the local…
Edwina Currie attacks food banks – says they “support the black economy” and damage local economies
Edwina Currie has written a blog for the Spectator on food banks. Brace yourselves – because it’s extreme…
