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Tag Archives: Trussell Trust
Several significant themes from last weeks Parliament
Last week several significant themes emerged including on Monday the second reading of a Bill called Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) that Gillian Keegan, the Chichester MP set out. On Tuesday a session entitled High Street Bank Closures involved … Continue reading
Three important food campaigns this Christmas
There are three important food campaigns this Christmas, each of which is focused on the needs for people in all parts of the UK. As The Trussell Trust explains in their Winter Campaign which is entitled Impossible Decisions and which … Continue reading
Religion and Politics continue to challenge one another
One of the elements of last Mondays blog and column in the Argus newspaper was how religion and politics can sometimes come into conflict with one another. This is continuing in the case of the Labour Party and concerns about … Continue reading
The acute need for a balanced economy
Twitter is alive this morning with a series of clips from one of the husting type sessions from our broadcasters. The session is by Victoria Derbyshire whose BBC session involved Dominic Raab who was the MP for Esher and Walton … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Dominic Raab, Full Fact, Jeremy Corbyn, Trussell Trust, Victoria Derbyshire, Will Moy
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Charities under threat
As I have written previously, the Conservative Party in Parliament, largely at odds with the rest of the Party in local Council settings seems to mistrust and even dislike the charitable sector. They fully understand the benefit of being associated … Continue reading
Be a do gooder
According to twitter one of the items that has excited the Sun newspaper today is a critique of the Labour Party by the wife of one of its MPs, that the party has been “hijacked by middle class do gooders & career … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Labour Party, MPs, Street Pastors, Sun Newspaper, Trussell Trust
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Ebola, Floods and Food Banks
The tragic news from the Trussell Trust that in the latest 6 month period their network of foodbanks have handed food parcels to 500,000 people is evidence that the network continues to see an increase in demand for their services. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Welfare Reform
Tagged COBRA, Ebola, Government, Somerset, Trussell Trust
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Let the poor smoke cigarettes
On Fridays Radio 4 Any Questions a lady called Gabriella asked the question “who is responsible for feeding the hungry in Britain” which drew a range of responses. Jeremy Browne, a Lib Dem ex-Minister explained how he had met the volunteers … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Foodbanks, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Trussell Trust
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Businesses and Charities working together
Yesterday I was taken to task that too many of my blogs have a negative theme. This came after a blog I had written on the rather stupid and negative comments by George Osborne that Businesses need to press the … Continue reading
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