But Labour want this to happen to us, it's to punish us for not being Tories.

They won't budge, they'll ignore all the stories of suffering, they'll lose the next election and still think they 'did the right thing'*

*(not tax the rich)

#TrusselTrust #CitizensAdvice #Oxfam #Poverty #Austerity #Labour #UKPOL #UKpolitics

King Charles to celebrate birthday by launching programme to tackle food waste

Monarch will use 75th birthday next week to kick off the Coronation Food Project

The Independent
UK food banks bring in counsellors and private GPs to help exhausted workers

Exclusive: Volunteers and staff traumatised by relentless workload and efforts to help destitute clients

The Guardian
If you're a #worldofwarcraft fan you may find this interesting. A friend, and holder of a 2nd place speedrun is currently live with a 24 hour charity stream raising money for the #trusseltrust. https://www.twitch.tv/bearcharitystreams
BearCharityStreams - Twitch

24 Hour Charity Stream For The Trussell Trust

Twitch
And this is a wonderful interview and profile of #JackMonroe by the excellent Simon Hattenstone, who clearly has more integrity, sensitivity and political nouse than many if not most journalists.
#FoodBanks
#TrusselTrust
#Austerity
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/07/jack-monroe-interview
‘I’ve heard it all: she’s a fraud, a liar, a thief’: Jack Monroe on alcohol, addiction and answering her critics

She’s the anti-poverty campaigner and food writer who shot to fame by teaching us how to make the most of our pennies. But behind the scenes her world was unravelling

The Guardian
Why is the #TrusselTrust hoarding money, is there a reason for this?
It's 44 days to Christmas people, a lot of us in the UK will struggle this year, so a donation to #CrisisatXmas to #trusseltrust to the #SalvationArmy and your local #FoodBank will be heaven sent. Thank you for reading this post.