Queen’s funeral shuts food banks amid cost of living crisis
Critics warn that people ‘cannot wait for help’ as millions face poverty this winter
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» Foodbanks within the Trussell Trust network are not funded by the Trussell Trust - or by the state. They are funded by donations of food, time and money.
– by mcgregorian on: Queen’s funeral closes food banks amid cost of living crisis
17 September 2022
» The big consumers of fossil fuels have regularly used a rather similar argument - it’s there so we ought to use it - a policy which has obvious dangers. Shetland however...
– by ArthurBlue on: The UK region where 96% of residents face fuel poverty
10 September 2022
» You can't leave us hanging like that, Adam! Such a teaser of a final sentence. I now expect an article about the authoritarianism of 'our' new king.
– by ian_cowan on: Will Charles be able to hold the Union together?
16 September 2022
» We shall see how much the people of the UK care about the increasing climate catastrophes which are becoming too great to pretend aren't happening. I suspect that the Tories...
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16 September 2022
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