The Policy Ask with Emma Revie: “The national housing crisis is driving food bank need”
The chief executive of the Trussell Trust on the effects of the pandemic, social security and the shortage of homes.
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Ending the need for food banks: Labour’s missing mission
Britain needs a bold, long-term plan to tackle the deepening hardship facing millions.
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An “essentials guarantee” can end the need for food banks
Around 11.3 million people in the UK face hunger due to lack of money.
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The scourge of greedflation
A fifth of the UK is going hungry. Yet this is a crisis the political class seems unable to grasp.
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Why is Lee Anderson bragging about how badly off young people are?
The Tory MP is here to remind us you can survive on low pay with a bare minimum of joy…
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Food bank parcels have doubled in seven years
The Trussell Trust distributed 2.17 million parcels in the most recent year, up from 1.09 million.
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Food waste is a cost-of-living problem as well as a climate problem
As people struggle to afford to eat, two million tonnes of food fit for consumption is ending up in landfill…
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George Useless’s food strategy is out of touch
No one ever asked for heated glasshouses or more venison.
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Why G7 leaders, including the UK, risk being complicit in a global famine
The world’s richest countries can stop millions of people dying of starvation — but only if they choose to act.
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When Lee Anderson blames food-bank users’ cooking, he’s blaming himself
The Tories have failed on food education.
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Is it time to make lunch free at the point of use?
As food banks relying on charity and supermarkets stand in for the state, radical new projects are working to ensure…
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