[arista]

This is a great Idea
Boris Johnson backs it.


Example a £6 Ocado Chicken for £1.25

The locals must fit the criteria
and they get help for 6 months
at this store - that also teaches cooking better.


http://www.theguardian.com/society/2...p-opens-london

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by arista

This is a great Idea
Boris Johnson backs it.


Example a £6 Ocado Chicken for £1.25

The locals must fit the criteria
and they get help for 6 months
at this store - that also teaches cooking better.


http://www.theguardian.com/society/2...p-opens-london

A brilliant and worthy innovation, but one that shames the UK government because this should not be necessary in one of the richest countries in the world.

[arista]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

A brilliant and worthy innovation, but one that shames the UK government because this should not be necessary in one of the richest countries in the world.

Rubbish


New Labour did not do this
and they could have
They just had Food banks

[Livia]

It's such a simple idea I'm surprised it's taken this long.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by arista

Rubbish


New Labour did not do this
and they could have
They just had Food banks

Arista - are you being serious? Boris Johnson’s involvement and the fact that this has ‘trialed’ for over 12 months, means that the government of the United Kingdom must be aware that there is a huge section of its population who are so poor that they cannot afford to eat properly and regularly, but instead of investigating and identifying the causes of this shocking state-of-affairs and implementing policy changes to redress it, non government bodies have to take the initiative.

I have already stated that this innovation is both brilliant and worthy, but that does not mean that it should be 'crowed about' and worn like some 'Badge of Honour' by any politician, if it is the only action being implemented, with no Government strategy for eradicating the causes of such a shocking state-of-affairs.

As for what New Labour could have done but didn't, that is irrelevant. When a new government assumes power it has a duty to govern 'equitably' in the best interests of all citizen's, and that means correcting the mistakes of any previous government as well as implementing new policies which the outgoing government may have overlooked.

I vote Conservative, so my previous post was certainly not an indictment of the current government in favour of 'New Labour' - far from it - I was merely stating the facts as I see them, because no political party is so perfect that it is beyond reproach -- whether in power or opposition. If only.

[Kizzy]

It didn't happen before as the supermarkets were not on board, nobody had the funds or resources to fund the collection or overheads of stores.
Somebody has to be making money here.

[arista]

Originally Posted by ArchAngel

It didn't happen before as the supermarkets were not on board, nobody had the funds or resources to fund the collection or overheads of stores.
Somebody has to be making money here.

Kizzy all food was to go to Land Fill
saved for this store
they get local funding help

[billy123]

**** all to do with politics and everything to do with normal people helping each other out. Anybody trying to claim any credit for any political party having anything to do with it can go and suck a bag of dicks.

[Kizzy]

I'm maybe being too cynical...it all just seems too corporate.
the branding is slick, the stores are outfitted really well

[Toy Soldier]

It's probably secretly Tesco selling off all of the food destined for the bin to stave off bankruptcy.

[Toy Soldier]

Incidentally: do you think I could sell my bin food? I forgot to take the green bin out for collection a few weeks ago and I just can't catch up! It fills before collection day! I've got a bag of Doritos here that the cat got into and I was going to bin. It's probably fine, he's just a kitten and doesn't go outdoors yet so won't have any mouse germs or anything. Some hobo or other will buy them, surely? Say 25p?