This article about poverty in the UK from the Mirror is a must-read. Check it out!

via ‘My supermarket wage is so low I use a food bank – ringing food through makes me angry’ – Ros Wynne Jones – Mirror Online.

It’s hard to imagine that people who work in supermarkets cannot afford food and must turn to food banks for charity.

David Cameron’s Government‘s central strategy has been austerity, austerity and more austerity. Clearly, the cuts have fallen disproportionately on the weaker and more vulnerable members of society.

Thoughts?

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