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Richard Corrigan On Hunger

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This December sees the return of the On Series with Richard Corrigan On Hunger. With the global economy continuing to stall and rising food and fuel prices biting into pockets, chef and broadcaster Richard Corrigan meets the ordinary people who are finding it increasingly difficult to feed themselves and their families.

The past few years has seen a huge spike in the rise of food banks, just one example of a growing section of society struggling to get to grips with the bare essentials. At the same time, the UK wastes a staggering £12 billion of food every year.

Could more be done to promote a sustainable food policy in the UK? Should British citizens be relying on charitable handouts? Does the government even have a coherent policy on food poverty? Richard Corrigan will find out.
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  • ginging
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      ginging  

    • grangran wondered why you are suggesting others give up their car when you state you run a minvan allbeit with the help of funding from your son i guess. the problem with society today is that we're materialistic and selfish. why do we throw away food that we no longer want - get in touch with the salvation army or someone else and see if they can make use of the food. talking about donating food why do people put very out of date food in the boxes in supermarkets, i am not talking weeks i am talking months - mostly tinned food. is it that we want to be seen putting something in the trolley giving the impression that we are donating something.

    • 1 year ago
  • Mum23girls
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    • That is all very well if you can find a job with regular hours and in walking distance but that is not always possible. My brother who used to live in the town said that their are not that many jobs going in Salisbury, so many have to commute.
      The amount of food wasted each day was shocking and has made me determined to change my ways. I pledge that some of what I will save will be used to buy food for our local foodbank.
      I was so angry that nobody from the Government would answer Richard Corrigan's questions. All the MPs have constituents that are struggling to feed themselves and the family. It's a national issue and should at least be debated in Parliament.

    • 1 year ago
  • grangran
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      grangran  

    • While I sympathise with the family who could not afford to feed their children the one question that no-one asked was how they could still afford to run a car. My husband and me work part-time and share the house and bills with my son who has 2 children. He also works part-time. We do run a small mini van but we don't spend money on nights out or drink and i buy nearly all my clothes from charity shops. My 2 grand children only get clothes and shoes when they wear out.They know how tight money is at home. But they always have breakfast a packed lunch for school a hot dinnner and supper. So if you can't feed your children give up your car.

    • 1 year ago
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