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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

They are a great example of local people helping local people and should be applauded and not hijacked by people claiming they represent some big fall into Victorian poverty.

I don't think anyone has claimed that - but what they do represent is the massive wealth divide and the absolutely abysmal scope for progression or social mobility at the lower ends of that. How much people have relative to people 30 / 50 / 100 years ago is largely irrelevant.

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I don't think anyone has claimed that - but what they do represent is the massive wealth divide and the absolutely abysmal scope for progression or social mobility at the lower ends of that. How much people have relative to people 30 / 50 / 100 years ago is largely irrelevant.

Sorry, but I don't think that's what they represent at all. They represent a short term buffer that can be used to alleviate suffering until delays in benefit payments etc catch up with peoples needs. Take a look at the graphs from the charities own website.

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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Sorry, but I don't think that's what they represent at all. They represent a short term buffer that can be used to alleviate suffering until delays in benefit payments etc catch up with peoples needs. Take a look at the graphs from the charities own website.

When you say "delays in benefit payments" what you probably mean is "periods of sanctions imposed for failing to meet targets that are designed to be impossible to meet in order to achieve local sanctioning quotas"...

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

When you say "delays in benefit payments" what you probably mean is "periods of sanctions imposed for failing to meet targets that are designed to be impossible to meet in order to achieve local sanctioning quotas"...

No it is not me meaning anything, I refer to the single largest contributory factor in the use of food banks, highlighted in the charities website for all to see.