School Dinners

[Derek Hardballs]

When did the use of Foodbanks become acceptable in the UK?

When did they become acceptable in Germany?

Whether you deem foodbanks to be acceptable or not they are a feature of most developed economies. Rather than bitching about their existence you ought to be celebrating the generosity of individuals' donations.

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When did the right care about the vulnerable

See this is why it's impossible to have a rational debate with you and any other committed leftist I've ever met.

I merely consider your beliefs to be misguided. You, however consider mine to be evil or malignant.

I think I probably care about the vulnerable just as much as you do. Where we differ is you prefer a hand out whereas I prefer a hand up. You'll never help the poor in the long run by merely subsidising their poverty, though you might get them to vote for you.

What a load of nonsense...

Austerity did nothing to give people a hand up, it produced a gig economy where those at the bottom had little if any job security and continued the reliance on the state to top up their income. As for praising people for giving to food banks, it’s a very nice thing for someone to do but it shouldn’t be necessary.

You want people to believe the right give care and yet for a decade they went after the disabled, the poorest and weakest with cuts to services. At the same time they allowed huge corporations and wealthy individuals to pay as little tax as possible. As Big Ron used to say ‘don’t tell me, show me!’ The right have shown absolutely nothing to suggest they care about the most vulnerable on the contrary they have shown they believe them to be work shy, feckless and at all time’s should be met with suspicion.