Britain seems stuck in a doom loop of poverty. I have a plan to raise billions to address that

But how to fix it? Three seismic shifts have unfolded over the last decade.

First, the welfare safety net has been systematically shredded, with the government abandoning responsibilities taken for granted since 1945.

Second, charities and food banks, which have taken over from universal credit as the last line of defence, are exhausted and justifiably angry about having to pick up the pieces with insufficient resources. They even fear their desperate relief efforts could provide cover for the government walking further away.

Third, unsure how they fit into a poverty-free, pollution-free future, the corporate sector has in the last decade donated less, not more.

Yet the many business leaders who are now championing a greater sense of environmental and social responsibility know they can, and should, play a bigger role.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/27/britain-seems-stuck-in-a-doom-loop-of-poverty-i-have-a-plan-to-raise-billions-to-address-that

#UnitedKingdom #poverty #hunger #FoodBanks #ToryScum #UK #ToryCorruption #CutsKill #ToryCorruption #ToryFascism

Seen today. So true.

#uk #politics #royalty #coronation #poverty #inequality #foodbanks

The food bank that ran out of food - because people can no longer afford to donate | UK News | Sky News

As hard times continue for many families across the UK, a centre in Yorkshire is finding people who have always donated food are no longer able to do so because they are also now struggling to make ends meet.

#politics #UK #Tories #BorisJohnson #ToriesOut #JohnsonOut #FoodBanks #CostOfLivingCrisis

https://news.sky.com/story/the-food-bank-that-ran-out-of-food-because-people-can-no-longer-afford-to-donate-12628996

The food bank that ran out of food - because people can no longer afford to donate

As hard times continue for many families across the UK, a centre in Yorkshire is finding people who have always donated food are no longer able to do so because they are also now struggling to make ends meet.

#FoodBanks #UnitedKingdom #poverty #hunger #CapitalismFails #food #AusterityIsClassWar

‘We’re terrified at what we’re seeing’: #FoodBanks tell of soaring demand | Food banks | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/06/food-bank-donor-to-to-user-soaring-demand-for-aid

#UK #Inequality #Poverty

Never Seen Anything Like It’: Cars Line Up for Miles at Food Banks

Millions are flooding a charitable system that was never intended to handle a nationwide crisis.

(NYTimes) April 8, 2020

In Omaha, a food pantry that typically serves as few as 100 people saw 900 show up on a single day. In Jonesboro, Ark., after a powerful tornado struck, a food bank received less than half the donations it expected because nervous families held on to what they had. And in Washington State and Louisiana, the National Guard has been called in to help pack food boxes and ensure that the distributions run smoothly.

Demand for food assistance is rising at an extraordinary rate, just as the nation’s food banks are being struck by shortages of both donated food and volunteer workers.

...

Mr. Mason described the sight of mile after mile of drivers seeking food as “an eye-opener, mind-blowing, an experience I will never forget.” He and Ms. Stewart said they honked their horn as a gesture of appreciation for volunteers, then drove home and shared eggs and fruit with neighbors who do not own cars.

...

Perhaps more alarmingly, many of the organizations that typically donate large volumes of food have themselves shut down. Restaurants, hotels and casinos have closed across the country. And grocery stores, which ordinarily share unsold inventory that is approaching its best-by date, have less to donate because their worried customers have been stripping so many shelves bare. ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/business/economy/coronavirus-food-banks.html

#poverty #foodBanks #covid19 #coronavirus #safetyNet #hunger #food

‘Never Seen Anything Like It’: Cars Line Up for Miles at Food Banks (Published 2020)

Millions are flooding a charitable system that was never intended to handle a nationwide crisis.