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Jack Monroe in court today for CCJ stuff?

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KateJohns · 14/06/2023 14:56

Don't know if anyone's been following this but Jack Monroe was supposed to be in court today, don't know the latest?

She hasn't fulfilled patreon rewards for years, taken the money though.
Has asked for donation to her private PayPal for presenter triangle, book donations, website repairing and for a libel case that she never filed.

Court was meant to be at 2pm?

I can't help but think that if someone took Nigella, Jamie etc to court for not sending stuff they were supposed too, more media would be interested? Wonder how Jack avoids scrutiny?

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KateJohns · 16/06/2023 10:04

DontYouThreatenMeWithADeadFish · 16/06/2023 08:33

It would make a good 'This American Life' type of podcast.

She is a grifter.

At the end of the day with her books, newspaper colums, TV appearances, merchandise sales etc you would think she would have been able to climb out of the poverty hole she claimed to be in. For all her life 'hacks' she has been spectacularly bad with her money. I'm sure the bloke going down the CCJ route over the tenner is not doing it to reclaim the tenner but to stop her from ripping off other unsuspecting donors. It's a shame as some if her campaigning has been excellent and that is now being overshadowed by this completely avoidable nonsense.

"some of her campaigning"

Like what?

I've seen her make endless claims about things, but never any proof she really does anything more than an average person who might volunteer or promote a local charity etc.

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Mumberjack · 16/06/2023 10:12

In fact if you look across Twitter or even Google there’s almost nothing from Jack Monroe that isn’t self promotion or personal over-sharing.
nothing shared on local or National initiatives or recognising the breadth of campaigning and sheer hard work that is being done by volunteers or paid staff (in frontline role wages, not media/broadcasting) every hour of every day.
think about the Full Time meals initiative led by Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge. Absolutely no promotion or acknowledgement at all despite apparently being in the same circles.
that’s not the mark of a poverty campaigner.

Bombalina · 16/06/2023 10:33

Mumberjack · 16/06/2023 10:12

In fact if you look across Twitter or even Google there’s almost nothing from Jack Monroe that isn’t self promotion or personal over-sharing.
nothing shared on local or National initiatives or recognising the breadth of campaigning and sheer hard work that is being done by volunteers or paid staff (in frontline role wages, not media/broadcasting) every hour of every day.
think about the Full Time meals initiative led by Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge. Absolutely no promotion or acknowledgement at all despite apparently being in the same circles.
that’s not the mark of a poverty campaigner.

Spot on @Mumberjack She has the perfect platform to raise awareness of charitable causes yet doesn’t.

Osj · 16/06/2023 11:05

Raising money for a court case that was never going to happen, keeping the amount raised a secret (and using her personal PayPal rather than a crowd funding site) and then saying she's donated it also secretly and won't provide the proof or the amount or the charity is quite... wild, shall we say.

HatchetJob · 16/06/2023 11:10

She’s on Twitter threatening to sue him again now?

Clymene · 16/06/2023 11:57

HatchetJob · 16/06/2023 11:10

She’s on Twitter threatening to sue him again now?

She really is utterly shameless. I don't know what is wrong with her followers - they just seem to be utterly convinced that 'she does good', despite zero evidence of that.

I hope the fraud office investigate her. She solicited donations for one thing and did something else with the money.

Demigold · 16/06/2023 12:15

I’m sure she complained about Tom Kerridge, campaign.

HatchetJob · 16/06/2023 12:34

She did. She seemed to be furious they didn’t include her. Said he spoke to her before they started and ‘stole ideas’ despite none of the food to look like anything she would cook.

Ameanstreakamilewide · 16/06/2023 12:50

Tabitha005 · 14/06/2023 17:01

I'm sure Monroe will be all over social media at some point, whining and obfuscating and claiming to be the victim as per usual. She's an absolute narcissist.

She wears a £7k Bretling watch.

Yet she says she has to boil up soap to make shower gel. I mean, i don't know where to start with that statement.

Ameanstreakamilewide · 16/06/2023 12:58

Mumberjack · 16/06/2023 09:37

i Think they’re making a show of the ‘harassment’ and ‘distress’ around the CCJ to divert from the absolute mess that is raking tens (now hundreds?) of thousands of pounds from people over the past few years and people starting to connect the dots and scrutinise it.

  • crowdfunding for a book that ended up going to a publisher anyway - around £60k raised
  • monthly Patreon subscriptions where no material or content is given in return, conservative estimate 400 subscriptions at least £5 per month - £2k monthly for at least 2 years
  • a t shirt range with some vague figures bandied about for the recipients (Trussel Trust and apparently other unknown local charities that she’d originally asked her followers to suggest) - paid to her PayPal rather than via a fundraising platform
  • the libel case that never was against the Tory MP with donations again going to her personal PayPal and staying there for a year. Says she has receipts for everything - seemingly couldn’t refund those who’d donated but has again said that an unknown charity has benefitted, but no other details.

her main argument is that she isn’t obliged to divulge the financial details nor the beneficiaries but:

  • surely the charities involved would look to be promoted via her platform of 500k followers
  • there is no reason why she should be immune from financial transparency and scrutiny
  • she stated herself in a recent Guardian piece that she’d previously misspent thousands of donations, therefore should really be displaying some sense of remorse/changed behaviour now.

And she doxxed the Claimant. She Tweeted his full name and address, so obviously her flying monkeys utterly harangued the poor bastard.

He reported it to the Met Police with plenty of hard evidence (he's legally trained, so he's not a buffoon) and they said they couldn't do anything, cos they needed more evidence. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Lazy fuckers.

Essex Police have been much more proactive, though, he says.

Ameanstreakamilewide · 16/06/2023 13:03

HatchetJob · 16/06/2023 11:10

She’s on Twitter threatening to sue him again now?

And also saying he got off lightly, cos she was definitely going to win the libel case against him.
Yet she didn't pursue it at all.

The libel case against Katie Hopkins was very successful, so i think it's gone to her head.
She's got one hell of an ego.

Ameanstreakamilewide · 16/06/2023 13:04

HatchetJob · 16/06/2023 12:34

She did. She seemed to be furious they didn’t include her. Said he spoke to her before they started and ‘stole ideas’ despite none of the food to look like anything she would cook.

I wonder if Tom Kerridge could have sued her for libel??

She did say some strong things about him.

Ameanstreakamilewide · 16/06/2023 13:07

HatchetJob · 16/06/2023 12:34

She did. She seemed to be furious they didn’t include her. Said he spoke to her before they started and ‘stole ideas’ despite none of the food to look like anything she would cook.

I'm convinced that she lives in her own head most of the time and role plays little scenarios.

Then, in her mind, it all happened and it's all true.

She's full of scheisse.

TheLemon · 16/06/2023 13:13

I wouldn't be surprised if Trussell Trust sued her (which could explain the press). If she's publicly saying she's donating shedloads of cash to them, and they're not receiving it, then surely that is some sort of deception / fraud.

I wonder if they are massively cutting ties with her and readying to launch some legal action.

Oioicaptain · 16/06/2023 13:16

I've never been a fan. She loves to play the victim. It wasn't her fault that she had a baby and had absolutely no choice other than to quit her job because they couldn't accommodate her request for shift changes. Apparently she worked a night shift prior to having a baby. Of course, any responsible person would consider the stability of their relationship before deciding to have a baby and would change jobs to ensure that it was family friendly or search for another job. And I found it hard to believe that the public organisation she worked for couldn't accommodate her at all as the public sector is extremely generous in its employment terms. Nothing is ever her fault. It's the fault of the govt, who stepped in and dug her out of a hole when she gave up her job!

whynotwhatknot · 16/06/2023 13:22

like i said on twitter its the principle not the amount

this person wants to stop her doing it to others and is wiling to risk his own money

shes a liar and a thief

Clementineorsatsuma · 16/06/2023 13:27

Gingerkittykat · 15/06/2023 23:48

The Jack Monroe obsessives are taking this too far.

A guy took out a one month sub to her Patreon and didn't get the rewards (and I'm assuming he knew she had not fulfilled her rewards so wouldn't get any) and then got a CCJ against her for £10., it's hardly something the media would be interested in.

It definitely has been done maliciously with a whole audience who are hoping to bring her down.

Absolutely.
Be Kind never lasts long does it?
JM has had many MH issues in the past. But that doesn't stop people trying to bring her down.

usernother · 16/06/2023 14:03

'Absolutely.
Be Kind never lasts long does it?
JM has had many MH issues in the past. But that doesn't stop people trying to bring her down'

What do you suggest then? I agree some posts on Twitter are harsh but do you think she should be able to continue taking money and not providing what she said she would, or doing what she said she would with the money, without people questioning her? Genuine question.

Clymene · 16/06/2023 14:08

I have a lot more sympathy for the people she's conned than her with her MH issues. She's cried old once too often

HatchetJob · 16/06/2023 14:22

She uses mental illness and suicide baiting to hide from criticism. It’s not okay.
she was living her best life last week strangely. Criticism = mental health issues

KateJohns · 16/06/2023 14:55

Clementineorsatsuma · 16/06/2023 13:27

Absolutely.
Be Kind never lasts long does it?
JM has had many MH issues in the past. But that doesn't stop people trying to bring her down.

We've only got jack's claims as evidence for any mental health issues.

She also claimed rheumatoid arthritis so bad she needed a walking stick, it went away.
Autism diagnosed by a GP
Alcoholism
ADHD
Tramadol addiction
And more and more and more.

Or, let's put it this way, if someone emptied your families bank accounts, you knew who it was, but they had depression and accusing them of doing what they did makes them cry and cry..
Would you let them keep all the cash and see your family broke and shrug it off?
how about Boris and his lies? Of he came out and said he feels a bit down, would you leave him be?

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DaveSpartNot · 16/06/2023 15:16

There are “gullible liberals” everywhere. Full of guilt and mistaking self-pity for compassion. If such people want to keep JM in fancy watches, more fool them. There are lots of legitimate charities that do stuff, no need to give it to individuals.

There are exceptions - impoverished artists, poets, perhaps. Or people with a serious track record. But the random, self-appointed or media-appointed poverty tsar thing was never going to work. For starters you are in the difficult position of once you climb out of poverty, you have to hide the fact!

Jellyheadbang · 16/06/2023 15:31

Utter dickhead. Huge spoiled brat energy

JudgeAnderson · 16/06/2023 15:42

I can't believe anyone still believes a single word that comes out of that woman's mouth.

DerekFaker · 16/06/2023 15:47

JudgeAnderson · 16/06/2023 15:42

I can't believe anyone still believes a single word that comes out of that woman's mouth.

She still seems to have a lot of loyal supporters. Who say she's done 'so much good'. But what exactly HAS she done?

I can't wait for the full expose on her. Things must be reaching a tipping point soon.