Finding progressive policy responses that tackle food insecurity is essential for reducing in work poverty At this time of year, many of us are moved by the stories bought to the fore by festive charitable appeals. Food banks are an increasingly prominent form of charitable giving and at the beginning of this month Fareshare and the Trussell Trust ran their … Continue reading →
19 December 2016 by Hannah Lambie-Mumford
Categories: SPERI Comment
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Tags: food, foodbanks, Hannah Lambie-Mumford, household, insecurity, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, solidarity
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The politics of the financial crisis have generated rising and unacceptable levels of hunger in advanced societies The only things that seem to be growing in the UK and US economies these days are hunger and food insecurity. The growth of food banks and other forms of hunger-relief charities is a strong reminder of the ‘pseudo-recovery’ we are in and … Continue reading →
16 December 2013 by Sébastien Rioux
Categories: Global crisis, SPERI Comment
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Tags: advanced societies, crisis, food, food insecurity, food security, Global, hunger, Sebastien Rioux, western societies
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Where next for discussions on household food insecurity in the UK?
Finding progressive policy responses that tackle food insecurity is essential for reducing in work poverty At this time of year, many of us are moved by the stories bought to the fore by festive charitable appeals. Food banks are an increasingly prominent form of charitable giving and at the beginning of this month Fareshare and the Trussell Trust ran their … Continue reading →
19 December 2016 by Hannah Lambie-Mumford
Categories: SPERI Comment | Tags: food, foodbanks, Hannah Lambie-Mumford, household, insecurity, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, solidarity | Leave a comment