New edition torrent6/12/2023 All expected demand to rise further this winter. Three in four of those surveyed said they were busier or as busy now as they were at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, while 47% said they had already given out “cold packs” to people who cannot afford to use gas or electricity to heat food. Ginns said there were “pockets of real poverty” in the streets surrounding the smart Georgian terraces where Truss and Kwarteng live, part of the so-called Greenwich Gang, which includes the pro-Truss former Brexit secretary David Frost and foreign secretary James Cleverly.Ī survey of 64 food banks across Britain, carried out by the donations platform Bankuet, found that almost all were facing soaring demand at a time of falling donations. “Even the phrase trickle-down economics: people don’t need a trickle, they need a torrent of support, times are that hard.” I spoke to one guy pretty recently who was having to cook entirely off a camping gas stove in his kitchen. He said: “For over a year now we’ve been hearing stuff in Greenwich about people choosing between heating or eating. Jamie Ginns, the chief executive of Greenwich food bank, said it faced “serious operational issues” this winter that would be compounded if Truss’s government refused to increase benefits in line with inflation. Demand for food is now so great in the borough that a new food bank is poised to open just 500 metres from the £1m Georgian houses where the prime minister and chancellor are neighbours.
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