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1finny

1finny

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And full of kids, with another 9000 outside.

Just been on a ‘seeing is believing‘ business trip to Nottingham.
They have 79000 kids in poverty.

We went to see social enterprises and volunteers dealing with food poverty in the city.
Inspiring and horrifying.

This kind of thing was new to many of the business folk on the tour..
Their main take away - found it unbelievable to see so many men and women, clearly in work uniforms, queuing up at food banks and community grocery stores (which do cheap food).

Seeing really is believing and may just help deliver change.

It was inspiring listening to the volunteers who really make a difference. They have a network of ‘warm spaces’ throughout the city now too.

The impact on the health and wellbeing of millions of people is only going to get worse,

Welcome to UK 2022
 
1finny said:
And full of kids, with another 9000 outside.

Just been on a ‘seeing is believing‘ business trip to Nottingham.
They have 79000 kids in poverty.

We went to see social enterprises and volunteers dealing with food poverty in the city.
Inspiring and horrifying.

This kind of thing was new to many of the business folk on the tour..
Their main take away - found it unbelievable to see so many men and women, clearly in work uniforms, queuing up at food banks and community grocery stores (which do cheap food).

Seeing really is believing and may just help deliver change.

It was inspiring listening to the volunteers who really make a difference. They have a network of ‘warm spaces’ throughout the city now too.

The impact on the health and wellbeing of millions of people is only going to get worse,

Welcome to UK 2022
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Will be this government's legacy.
 
We were in and around the centre
Fareshare depot
Foodorint
Himmah Food Bank - when they set up 13 years ago there were 2 food banks. There are now 25
 
fmttmadmin said:
Middlesbrough Foodbank website says 40% of Middlesbrough kids are brought up in poverty.
The latest round of Middlesbrough Council cut proposals will include 40% cuts that will directly impact children. Out to public consultation!
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This isn't Middlesbrough councils proposed cuts, it's Andy Preston's proposed cuts, the Labour group was not consulted in this year's budget! This is the (So called) "Independents" and their Tory mate's proposal.

We (The Labour Group) will never vote for this. I will vote against 100%!
 
fmttmadmin said:
Middlesbrough Foodbank website says 40% of Middlesbrough kids are brought up in poverty.
The latest round of Middlesbrough Council cut proposals will include 40% cuts that will directly impact children. Out to public consultation!
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Lest We Forget takes on another meaning here……
There for the grace of God go I
Like some others on this Board I grew up in poverty in Middlesbrough during the 60’s. Thank heaven for the safety nets of free school dinners (even tho both mum and dad were working)
Further, there is no way I’d have gone to Uni in the 70’s without a full grant.
 
fmttmadmin said:
Middlesbrough Foodbank website says 40% of Middlesbrough kids are brought up in poverty.
The latest round of Middlesbrough Council cut proposals will include 40% cuts that will directly impact children. Out to public consultation!
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How do we contribute to this? Was the first thing I noticed when I saw the proposals
 
1finny said:
And full of kids, with another 9000 outside.

Just been on a ‘seeing is believing‘ business trip to Nottingham.
They have 79000 kids in poverty.

We went to see social enterprises and volunteers dealing with food poverty in the city.
Inspiring and horrifying.

This kind of thing was new to many of the business folk on the tour..
Their main take away - found it unbelievable to see so many men and women, clearly in work uniforms, queuing up at food banks and community grocery stores (which do cheap food).

Seeing really is believing and may just help deliver change.

It was inspiring listening to the volunteers who really make a difference. They have a network of ‘warm spaces’ throughout the city now too.

The impact on the health and wellbeing of millions of people is only going to get worse,

Welcome to UK 2022
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I work for the Civil Service and have some involvement with Civil Service pay. There are plenty of Civil Servants (i.e. people who work directly for this government) facing poverty and using food banks. Same as it is for many employees of other organisations.

It's fast becoming a crisis for some departments. Point being this is essentially these Ministers own workforce. They can't claim ignorance, they are briefed on it. They don't give a **** though.

I think the myth that it's only benefit "scroungers" in poverty and struggling to make ends meet is rapidly becoming dispelled. If it hasn't already.

Utterly shameful for a supposed developed nation and still one of the biggest economies of the world.
 
festa5 said:
I work for the Civil Service and have some involvement with Civil Service pay. There are plenty of Civil Servants (i.e. people who work directly for this government) facing poverty and using food banks. Same as it is for many employees of other organisations.

It's fast becoming a crisis for some departments. Point being this is essentially these Ministers own workforce. They can't claim ignorance, they are briefed on it. They don't give a **** though.

I think the myth that it's only benefit "scroungers" in poverty and struggling to make ends meet is rapidly becoming dispelled. If it hasn't already.

Utterly shameful for a supposed developed nation and still one of the biggest economies of the world.
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The whole thing needs tearing down and starting again. There shouldn’t be one person in this country at 7pm who is hungry.
 
festa5 said:
I work for the Civil Service and have some involvement with Civil Service pay. There are plenty of Civil Servants (i.e. people who work directly for this government) facing poverty and using food banks. Same as it is for many employees of other organisations.

It's fast becoming a crisis for some departments. Point being this is essentially these Ministers own workforce. They can't claim ignorance, they are briefed on it. They don't give a **** though.

I think the myth that it's only benefit "scroungers" in poverty and struggling to make ends meet is rapidly becoming dispelled. If it hasn't already.

Utterly shameful for a supposed developed nation and still one of the biggest economies of the world.
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There was a good discussion on this today.
Those at the sharp end are concerned about those ‘in between’.
Their view is those on benefits have some protection in that rents are paid.

Those working who are struggling and receive ’some’ benefits’ are the ones now being sent over the edge.
 
thewanderer said:
How do we contribute to this? Was the first thing I noticed when I saw the proposals
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It's not out for public consultation until after the next full council meeting on 30th November. Where the consultation will be proposed and agreed, which it will pass Labour will agree as will most other members.
 
Jedi boro said:
There’s always been poverty sadly that’s just a reality but there has never been IN WORK poverty before that’s the difference those struggling now are in work and are contributing.

In work poverty is absolutely evil and as you say that’s the tories real legacy poverty by design not by circumstance.
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There has always been in work poverty. Just not as much as there is now.
 
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