howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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just heard from one of my district councillors, peter wallace, who is at a big local meeting.
the food bank have done a presentation showing that demand has doubled since christmas.
politicians rattle on but none seem to grasp the reality of life for the poor in britain today.
Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
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What an excellent service. Several government commentators (notably well heeled MP's) have decried the need for food banks talking about 'people making choices'. I'm afraid that the coalition started localism-but I guess they thought that no one would take them up on it. But good , caring folks like these have and it's out of control I'm glad to say. Big up for a caring society- support the food banks!
Never give up...
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Agree entirely Richard, and it's not a political issue it's a cultural one.
The food that is wasted and discarded in this country is scandalous, we're trying to coordinate a scheme where food about to be binned is diverted to food banks. It's problematic because the shops are terrified of regulations with out of date food, an upset stomach from an iffy egg sandwich could cause problems. There has to be a way though.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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food banks currently only take supplies with a long shelf life, they are not equipped to handle short dated food.
soup kitchens are better placed to handle near to "use by" stuff.
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Interesting Howard, thanks
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The old food went to the pig farms ,so did leftovers from the schools ,but EU law stop all that.
Brian Dixon
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kieth,the slops idea is making a come back slowly but surly.evan on the continent.
Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
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David on # 123. In that case let them specialise in longer term shelf life products. However it could well be a PR coo if say one of the major brand manufacturers or Wholesale companies charitably supplied in date short shelf life products to food banks. Can you imagine the situation- a food bank supermarket! The very needy could use their vouchers and the hard pushed working families could access major discounts. This could spell the end to the big 4 food retailer's stranglehold on the market. Add all this to the current price war - and their rule over people's wallets and local planning authorities will be over. Ultimately the likes of Tesco could be forced to operate food bank supermarkets themselves.
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Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Good idea Richard, I'm on it!!!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Jan Higgins
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Some of those items on the most needed list are not what I would ever have considered important when I was struggling on little money, fruit juice and tinned puddings would have been a luxury.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Time for an update on them - I find the figures quite astonishing for a small town in the so called wealthy South East.
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Time for an update on them - I find the figures quite astonishing for a small town in the so called wealthy South East.
https://dover.foodbank.org.uk/
Child Poverty 20.4% in 2010 according to Dover District Council report:
http://moderngov.dover.gov.uk/documents/s9157/K%20-%20Deprivation%20and%20Poverty%20v6.pdf
20.8% (4,000) children live in poverty according to DDC report (2015):
http://moderngov.dover.gov.uk/documents/s15340/State%20of%20the%20District%20Report.pdf
Welcome to Britain 2016.
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Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Only a man of of the cloth would show such sensitivity.
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Only a man of of the cloth would show such sensitivity.
Human beings. Our brothers, our sisters, our family, our responsibility. I want my government to fund the well-being of human beings, especially the children that are born into poverty. Our government seems to think it necessary to fund financial banks but is happy for volunteers to be the safety net foodbanks for those in absolute destitution. Shameful.
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Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Guest 1862- Registered: 23 Sep 2016
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#136. Indeed. We as a nation are grateful for the food banks and rightly so, But surely a nation that relies on charity to feed it's homeless, hungry and so many on or below the poverty line, is a nation that was failed by its leaders? At this time of year it is so obvious that so many organisations, institutions and charities rely on donations. Yet millions in foreign aid, from our taxes, go to causes that are not always easy to understand. Donations from our District and local councils are made to weird and wonderful projects while we have doorway sleepers and children going to school, hungry because they live in a deprived area. It's indeed shameful and a sad testament of a blinkered society with people in office who surely should be held accountable.
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Guest 1862- Registered: 23 Sep 2016
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#136. Indeed. We as a nation are grateful for the food banks and rightly so, But surely a nation that relies on charity to feed it's homeless, hungry and so many on or below the poverty line, is a nation that was failed by its leaders? At this time of year it is so obvious that so many organisations, institutions and charities rely on donations. Yet millions in foreign aid, from our taxes, go to causes that are not always easy to understand. Donations from our District and local councils are made to weird and wonderful projects while we have doorway sleepers and children going to school, hungry because they live in a deprived area. It's indeed shameful and a sad testament of a blinkered society with people in office who surely should be held accountable.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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The problem will get worse when the cuts to working tax credits come into force.
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