Campaigning for the eradication of food poverty in the UK and the creation of a welfare state that allows everyone to live with dignity and security.
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THREAD: Food poverty - the fightback.
We can fight food poverty in our community and at national level. If you are wondering how to do it, here are some of the ways you can make a difference:
This is a must-listen interview with @sabineegoodwin of @IFAN_UK. Someone needs to tell our misguided monarch that embedding charitable food aid will perpetuate both food poverty and food waste. Let’s tackle the root causes of each separately. #CashFirst
King Charles has announced he'll launch the Coronation Food Project on his 75th birthday - Hear @LBC @NIAbbot interview with @sabineegoodwin on growing food poverty, redirecting surplus food to food banks and why #cashfirst long-term solutions are vital
➡️ ifanuk.org/45C7NJa
Vital chance to get a focus on abolition of the two-child limit at #LabourConference23. Delegates, please vote to #ScraptheCap!
Calling all #Lab23 delegates! Choose Reform of Universal Credit in today’s priorities ballot for abolition of the two-child limit. #ScraptheCap #LabourValues #LabourConference23
Squeezing more pain for claimants out of an already punitive and inhumane system is just unthinkable. Excluding people from the system is a breach of human rights. theguardian.com/society/2023…
Poor people ‘surviving not living’ as UK social contract collapses, says report theguardian.com/society/2023…
Disappointing to see this article pointing to food waste as a solution here. When kids go to school hungry, it’s not shortage of food, it’s shortage of money that’s the problem. theguardian.com/education/20…
‘A government spokesperson said that "universal credit deductions… help recover taxpayers' money when overpayments are made".’ Where’s the concern for taxpayers’ money when it comes to Covid loans? This is just part of the government’s war on the poor. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66579436
While billions in Covid loans are written off, those on Universal Credit are penalised for @DWP errors. It’s the most scandalous double standard. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66579436
Sharp rise in cost of food basics forces UK families ‘to make desperate choices’ theguardian.com/business/202…
'We will not go back to our people and tell them that they are to starve in peace and quietness.' A compelling reminder that it's the duty of all MPs to speak out for those going hungry – as relevant today as in Maxton's time. Thank you, @LabourRichard. #NoTruceWithPoverty
This is a great initiative and the need for it indicates why government should be implementing universal free school meals.
Kids shouldn’t have to worry about where their next meal is coming from.
The cost-of-living crisis is stressful enough for families right now - which is why those who need it will receive free emergency meals over the holidays.
No child left behind. london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…
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'It's political arrogance to think Labour has a right to the support of progressive voters regardless of what the party says and does. Sadiq Khan knows what’s at stake. He's offering the capital’s primary-school children free school meals from September.' theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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A really excellent, well-informed piece from Baroness Lister on why Labour must prioritise ditching the abhorrent two-child benefit cap. Thank you, @politicshome politicshome.com/thehouse/ar…
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There is no moral or economic justification for these measures.
The two-child limit & benefit cap are poverty-producing policies, which fail to meet their original aims.
Findings from our @NuffieldFound study out today largerfamilies.study/publica…
Sad this is now timely for all the wrong reasons.
Excellent thread from @WomensBudgetGrp on why it makes sense at every level for @UKLabour to commit to repealing the two-child limit. Talk about tackling child poverty is meaningless if we still have a benefits system that penalises children from larger families.
Disappointing to see @Keir_Starmer say that @UKLabour would keep the two-child benefit limit. The policy has not only further impoverished families, it also makes no economic sense.
A 🧵on why it's not effective & should be abolished:
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Agreed. There is no justification for keeping the 2-child limit and it is essential that any new Labour government prioritises tackling child poverty - as did the Blair and Brown governments. We are talking about core Labour values here.
‘Nothing that is morally wrong can be politically right.’ The two-child limit is wrong on every single level and @Keir_Starmer is morally wrong in this decision. Fightback coming. theguardian.com/politics/202…
End to universal credit’s Covid top-up is fuelling rise in poverty, warns IFS | Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) | The Guardian theguardian.com/business/202…
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The two-child limit on social security payments has no place under a Labour government or indeed under any government. It has done nothing but increase poverty and hardship. Pls reassure us @JonAshworth that @UKLabour will abolish it, in line with its 2019 pledge.
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If we are to have a welfare state worthy of the name, the first step @UKLabour must take in government is to restore the link between need and provision. That means abolishing the 2-child limit and the benefit cap and ensuring that social security payments cover the basics.
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A rights-based approach to food ensures that people have enough income to feed themselves and their families. Spot on from @IFAN_UK. #cashfirst #nomorefoodbanks
As food inflation hits 19.1% and #foodinsecurity soars, the tools for deep systemic change are at our fingertips. Governments must prioritise both a #cashfirst approach and enforceable socio-economic rights including the #RightToFood to turn the tide...
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