Critical research network on food banks and food poverty in the UK and beyond
Huddersfield, England
Joined March 2017
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"Why haven’t we solved hunger in the U.S.?" @Fisherfood speaking about the #HungerIndustrialComplex at the University of Huddersfield in November 2017. Thanks to @GrahamRGibbs for filming and sharing Andy's talk youtube.com/watch?v=u65AciS-…
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📢 @UKSustain are hiring a Coordinator for our London Food Poverty Campaign.
🍽️ Help to end household food insecurity by addressing the root causes & developing an alternative vision for #foodjustice in #London.
📅 Deadline 28 June. Apply at: rootstowork.org/jobs/?job_id… @RootsToWork
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The cost of living crisis shows no signs of slowing as weak UK pay and jobs figures hint that tougher times for many may be ahead. theguardian.com/business/202…
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Why food banks aren't the solution to hunger in the UK | Woman & Home | @womanandhome @IFAN_UK womanandhome.com/life/news-e…
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@IFAN_UK members are struggling to cope as a real-terms cut to benefits on top of the cost-of-living crisis drives yet more people into poverty and destitution.
Read our letter to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor:
foodaidnetwork.org.uk/letter… #CashFirst
ifanuk.org/3DWMmX8
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More than 550 @IFAN_UK food banks have written to Downing Street warning they could soon hit “breaking point” amid soaring UK poverty bigissue.com/news/social-jus…
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FREE webinar this afternoon
I’m speaking abt @CBiS_CovUni research in community foodscapes during/post pandemic
Feeding Britain, the past, present and future (in person and online) Tickets, Wed 9 Mar 2022 at 14:00 Eventbrite @LondonMetUni eventbrite.co.uk/e/feeding-b…
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Looking forward to this event today and hearing from the @TrussellTrust #Borehamwood food bank. We’re v glad to have been working with @HertsmereBC to co-produce the #Hertsmere ‘Worrying About Money?’ leaflet #CashFirst
Book your place & find out more about a #cashfirst approach to #foodinsecurity at the launch of #Hertfordshire's first 'Worrying About Money?' leaflet
for #Hertsmere (ifanuk.org/hertsmere-leaflet)
@HertsmereCA @HertsmereBC @hertscc @HertsMind
Tuesday 10.30am
eventbrite.co.uk/e/worrying-…
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Read Pushed to the Edge: Poverty, food banks and mental health by @PollardTom published today in collaboration with @jrf_uk & @IFAN_UK
With many thanks to @EarlsfieldFood2 @TheCommunityCu1
Covered in @BigIssue bit.ly/3CaARdI
@hannahjtw
foodaidnetwork.org.uk/blog/m…
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Nine out of 10 UK adults who reported a rise in cost of living said their grocery shop had increased in price in January: bigissue.com/news/social-jus… @NEF @PricedOutUK @jrf_uk @foodpovertyNET @EndFuelPoverty
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£40bn profits for BP and Shell fuel calls for windfall tax on energy firms theguardian.com/business/202…
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I find it very sad that the cost of living crisis in the UK is now making news in international press. That said, an excellent article on price inflation & impacts on people on the lowest incomes. From Liverpool to London, Tighter Wallets and Colder Homes nytimes.com/2022/02/04/busin…
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Will something be done? Rising fuel costs will be catastrophic but many already can’t afford to heat their homes & the increase will be irrelevant for them. Britain’s welfare system ‘unfit for purpose’ with millions struggling, experts warn #endpoverty theguardian.com/society/2022…
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The @DarwinCollege lecture series starts TODAY at 5:30pm (UK time) on YouTube!
Taking place every Friday, satisfy your appetite with fascinating talks all about 'Food'.
Subscribe here: bit.ly/363dN1D
@DarwinLectures #Food
Food for Health not Wealth
Thursday 27th January 2022 via zoom
"A conference for those who want to broaden their understanding of the food agenda and how we can build sustainable & inclusive food networks."
eventbrite.co.uk/e/food-for-…
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We're really pleased to be able to share the @ScotCen report evaluating the impact of the 'Worrying About Money?' #cashfirst referral leaflets in #Scotland.
Read the full report here - ifanuk.org/wam-report
@nourishscotland @ScotCen @ScotGovFairer
FoodPoverty Research retweeted
We are delighted to be able to continue #CostoftheSchoolDay with @scotgov support as part of a refreshed Scottish Attainment Challenge which is embedded in the wider national mission to end child poverty - 1/2
All school pupils experiencing poverty will benefit from targeted funding in 2022-23 to help close the attainment gap
Updating @ScotParl on the next phase of the £1bn Attainment Challenge,
@S_A_Somerville confirmed £200 million for the year ahead
More bit.ly/3r41ai0
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New on #FirstView by Richard Lee, Caroline Coulson and Kate Hackett:
The Social Practices of Food Bank Volunteer Work
cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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“We identify a contradiction between foodbankers’ ‘structural’ understanding of poverty and the implicitly agential assumptions that underpin the programme.”
Read ‘The ethical dilemmas of foodbanking’ now:
doi.org/10.1332/175982721X16…
@_SadieParr @cdayson_shu #FoodPoverty #Foodbanks
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"A perfect storm is brewing—the impending overnight cut to Universal Credit, the end of the furlough scheme, a dramatic increase in energy prices...The scale of the disaster about to unfold cannot be overestimated" @sabineegoodwin @IFAN_UK #KeepTheLifeline ow.ly/nwjX50FYqMn
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Food banks cannot continue to "take responsibility for the impact of a broken disability benefits system" and poorly paid jobs, @sabineegoodwin said bigissue.com/latest/welfare-…