Hi belle!
, how's tricks? I knew the gap was widening to ridiculous and shameful proportions, but I honestly thought that people who lived in this country could afford to buy food. Obviously things were getting harder with energy costs going through the roof, principally, but food costs increasing too, but it never occurred to me that we would need food banks.
We won't have workhouses though, as they'll be too expensive to run. Tent cities more like.
fuckityfuckfuckfuck (is that enough fucks?, you may require one more 
), hadn't thought of that, but will consider it. I had thought that if I didn't make claims on dosh I could do without, then it would be put to use elsewhere and benefit everyone, ie perhaps less need to make some of these cuts.
I'm sure I'm not the only person who doesn't claim all their benefits. I've certainly worked with people in the past who didn't claim cb, for instance, because they didn't need it, and assumed it just stayed in the pot for those who did.
Perhaps Tesco's and Waitrose, Sainsbury's etc could donate food to the banks. I would feel much more kindly towards Tesco's if I knew they were doing something like that - and good quality stuff, not shit that's nearly at its sell-by date.
Orange and rootietootie, 
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I did once live on £15 a week IS, 30-odd years ago, my award was too complicated and took about 6m to sort out; no one mentioned food banks. I rang the energy suppliers, who were prepared to wait to be paid, and was v v v careful with what I bought. Went for a walk every few hours in the evenings so my flat felt warm when I got home, went to bed about 9pm etc. (Landlady was nice about the rent too.)
While not feeling particularly dissatisfied with my lot in life, I had had no idea how lucky I am and have been.