I’m old this is a quote from Yeats and I’m angry because actually lots of our
I’m angry because actually lots of our
I’m angry because actually lots of our communities are suffering at the moment
communities are suffering at the moment
communities are suffering at the moment and I’m going to give you the details
and I’m going to give you the details
and I’m going to give you the details one billion people in the world tonight
one billion people in the world tonight
one billion people in the world tonight will go to bed hungry a hundred and
will go to bed hungry a hundred and
will go to bed hungry a hundred and fifty million people in Europe will go
fifty million people in Europe will go
fifty million people in Europe will go to bed hungry our best estimates for the
to bed hungry our best estimates for the
to bed hungry our best estimates for the UK are that probably eight million
UK are that probably eight million
UK are that probably eight million people will go hungry tonight
people will go hungry tonight
people will go hungry tonight I’ll come to London in a moment the
I’ll come to London in a moment the
I’ll come to London in a moment the problem is we don’t know because the
problem is we don’t know because the
problem is we don’t know because the government doesn’t collect those
government doesn’t collect those
government doesn’t collect those statistics
statistics
statistics these are best estimates for the UK so
these are best estimates for the UK so
these are best estimates for the UK so I’m angry I’ve been talking about this
I’m angry I’ve been talking about this
I’m angry I’ve been talking about this for 25 years and I’m in the next couple
for 25 years and I’m in the next couple
for 25 years and I’m in the next couple years I hope to retire and sit with my
years I hope to retire and sit with my
years I hope to retire and sit with my grandkids in the garden and I don’t want
grandkids in the garden and I don’t want
grandkids in the garden and I don’t want to be talking about this in ten years
to be talking about this in ten years
to be talking about this in ten years time we should solve this problem
time we should solve this problem
time we should solve this problem because there is not a problem with food
because there is not a problem with food
because there is not a problem with food we have enough food but we don’t get it
we have enough food but we don’t get it
we have enough food but we don’t get it to the right people so that’s the data
to the right people so that’s the data
to the right people so that’s the data Yeats quote I used to live and work in
Yeats quote I used to live and work in
Yeats quote I used to live and work in Sligo so the new poverty what we’re
Sligo so the new poverty what we’re
Sligo so the new poverty what we’re talking about is people are going hungry
talking about is people are going hungry
talking about is people are going hungry in our communities I can take you to
in our communities I can take you to
in our communities I can take you to restaurants a couple of hundred yards
restaurants a couple of hundred yards
restaurants a couple of hundred yards from here where you pay over a hundred
from here where you pay over a hundred
from here where you pay over a hundred pounds a meal I can take you to
pounds a meal I can take you to
pounds a meal I can take you to communities down the back streets here
communities down the back streets here
communities down the back streets here where people are going hungry tonight
where people are going hungry tonight
where people are going hungry tonight and when I say people it’s usually
and when I say people it’s usually
and when I say people it’s usually mothers because mothers sacrifice on
mothers because mothers sacrifice on
mothers because mothers sacrifice on behalf of the rest of the family that’s
behalf of the rest of the family that’s
behalf of the rest of the family that’s what happens so mothers will do it out
what happens so mothers will do it out
what happens so mothers will do it out while while feeding the rest of the
while while feeding the rest of the
while while feeding the rest of the family and this is a letter from a paper
family and this is a letter from a paper
family and this is a letter from a paper saying and what happened is over a
saying and what happened is over a
saying and what happened is over a period of time people’s people’s incomes
period of time people’s people’s incomes
period of time people’s people’s incomes haven’t gone up it remains static food
haven’t gone up it remains static food
haven’t gone up it remains static food prices went up 33 percent during the
prices went up 33 percent during the
prices went up 33 percent during the economic crisis incomes remain steady
economic crisis incomes remain steady
economic crisis incomes remain steady but other outgoings increased so people
but other outgoings increased so people
but other outgoings increased so people made what we call sacrifices on food
made what we call sacrifices on food
made what we call sacrifices on food foods the elastic item in the budget you
foods the elastic item in the budget you
foods the elastic item in the budget you can compromise on food and that’s what
can compromise on food and that’s what
can compromise on food and that’s what lots of people on low incomes done they
lots of people on low incomes done they
lots of people on low incomes done they compromised on food because other
compromised on food because other
compromised on food because other outgoings are fixed and this is a quote
outgoings are fixed and this is a quote
outgoings are fixed and this is a quote from a paper and the guy’s saying I had
from a paper and the guy’s saying I had
from a paper and the guy’s saying I had to meet my mortgage and I’m feeding my
to meet my mortgage and I’m feeding my
to meet my mortgage and I’m feeding my kids dry bread and cereals that’s all I
kids dry bread and cereals that’s all I
kids dry bread and cereals that’s all I have in the house
have in the house
have in the house I put bruce springsteen into every talk
I put bruce springsteen into every talk
I put bruce springsteen into every talk and if students get Bruce singing into
and if students get Bruce singing into
and if students get Bruce singing into an essay they automatically get 10 marks
an essay they automatically get 10 marks
an essay they automatically get 10 marks extra from me but he’s saying here that
extra from me but he’s saying here that
extra from me but he’s saying here that the point is saying here is that he’s
the point is saying here is that he’s
the point is saying here is that he’s talking about food banks and I’m gonna
talking about food banks and I’m gonna
talking about food banks and I’m gonna move on to food banks in a moment in the
move on to food banks in a moment in the
move on to food banks in a moment in the u.s. saying food banks are having a
u.s. saying food banks are having a
u.s. saying food banks are having a problem coping giving out food but the
problem coping giving out food but the
problem coping giving out food but the real problem was the bank’s the global
real problem was the bank’s the global
real problem was the bank’s the global crisis and who got canned for the global
crisis and who got canned for the global
crisis and who got canned for the global crisis a couple of bankers have been
crisis a couple of bankers have been
crisis a couple of bankers have been jailed three bankers mainly Irish
jailed three bankers mainly Irish
jailed three bankers mainly Irish bankers so we can clay claim to
bankers so we can clay claim to
bankers so we can clay claim to something but the consequence of that
something but the consequence of that
something but the consequence of that that food banks have increased we had no
that food banks have increased we had no
that food banks have increased we had no food banks in the UK in 2000 we’ve seen
food banks in the UK in 2000 we’ve seen
food banks in the UK in 2000 we’ve seen a massive growth because people are
a massive growth because people are
a massive growth because people are suffering so that this is a global
suffering so that this is a global
suffering so that this is a global crisis if I talk about Brazil if I talk
crisis if I talk about Brazil if I talk
crisis if I talk about Brazil if I talk about India I talk about Portugal I talk
about India I talk about Portugal I talk
about India I talk about Portugal I talk about the US or Canada we’re seeing this
about the US or Canada we’re seeing this
about the US or Canada we’re seeing this massive growth of food banks as best
massive growth of food banks as best
massive growth of food banks as best estimate in the UK what we’ve got is
estimate in the UK what we’ve got is
estimate in the UK what we’ve got is that 14 million individuals are at risk
that 14 million individuals are at risk
that 14 million individuals are at risk of what we call food poverty or food
of what we call food poverty or food
of what we call food poverty or food insecurity probably a million people in
insecurity probably a million people in
insecurity probably a million people in London at best estimates the Felix
London at best estimates the Felix
London at best estimates the Felix project is saying they’re serving a
project is saying they’re serving a
project is saying they’re serving a million meals a week which if you think
million meals a week which if you think
million meals a week which if you think of but used people using that three
of but used people using that three
of but used people using that three times as probably 300,000 people that go
times as probably 300,000 people that go
times as probably 300,000 people that go hungry are also the same group that are
hungry are also the same group that are
hungry are also the same group that are overweight they’re not two separate
overweight they’re not two separate
overweight they’re not two separate groups so what but what we do is we
groups so what but what we do is we
groups so what but what we do is we treat them under separate silos we don’t
treat them under separate silos we don’t
treat them under separate silos we don’t have a comprehensive policy for dealing
have a comprehensive policy for dealing
have a comprehensive policy for dealing with this and the basic problem is
with this and the basic problem is
with this and the basic problem is poverty so these two things are linked
poverty so these two things are linked
poverty so these two things are linked obesity and poverty there’s a huge
obesity and poverty there’s a huge
obesity and poverty there’s a huge overlap the Venn diagrams overlap
overlap the Venn diagrams overlap
overlap the Venn diagrams overlap massively people in food poverty are
massively people in food poverty are
massively people in food poverty are more likely to be obese during the
more likely to be obese during the
more likely to be obese during the recession people like us stopped eating
recession people like us stopped eating
recession people like us stopped eating out there was a massive decrease between
out there was a massive decrease between
out there was a massive decrease between 2008 and 2012 and eating out the tour
2008 and 2012 and eating out the tour
2008 and 2012 and eating out the tour didn’t stop beating out because they had
didn’t stop beating out because they had
didn’t stop beating out because they had to think about do I turn on my oven or
to think about do I turn on my oven or
to think about do I turn on my oven or do I heat my house and they could buy
do I heat my house and they could buy
do I heat my house and they could buy cheap food on the high street all be a
cheap food on the high street all be a
cheap food on the high street all be a inappropriate for health purposes and
inappropriate for health purposes and
inappropriate for health purposes and obesity purposes and they fed their kids
obesity purposes and they fed their kids
obesity purposes and they fed their kids their concern was with filling their
their concern was with filling their
their concern was with filling their kids up and you know high fat salt sugar
kids up and you know high fat salt sugar
kids up and you know high fat salt sugar does that it may be unhealthy in the
does that it may be unhealthy in the
does that it may be unhealthy in the long term but they were making
long term but they were making
long term but they were making compromises
compromises
compromises since then we’ve all started eating out
since then we’ve all started eating out
since then we’ve all started eating out again we’re fast approaching American
again we’re fast approaching American
again we’re fast approaching American rates of eating out at the moment so
rates of eating out at the moment so
rates of eating out at the moment so this is food security it’s across a
this is food security it’s across a
this is food security it’s across a range so one level it’s worrying about
range so one level it’s worrying about
range so one level it’s worrying about the ability to obtain food will I have
the ability to obtain food will I have
the ability to obtain food will I have food tomorrow you compromise on quality
food tomorrow you compromise on quality
food tomorrow you compromise on quality and variety reduce quantities you skip
and variety reduce quantities you skip
and variety reduce quantities you skip meals and you experience hunger and most
meals and you experience hunger and most
meals and you experience hunger and most of us in this room have not experienced
of us in this room have not experienced
of us in this room have not experienced hunger like I’m talking about skipping a
hunger like I’m talking about skipping a
hunger like I’m talking about skipping a meal this is not just hunger some of we
meal this is not just hunger some of we
meal this is not just hunger some of we do that all the time because we’re busy
do that all the time because we’re busy
do that all the time because we’re busy this is people systematically in a week
this is people systematically in a week
this is people systematically in a week going without food the big driver for
going without food the big driver for
going without food the big driver for this at the moment is the gig economy
this at the moment is the gig economy
this at the moment is the gig economy people on zero hour contracts do not
people on zero hour contracts do not
people on zero hour contracts do not know if they have money next week
know if they have money next week
know if they have money next week they do not know how can they plan for a
they do not know how can they plan for a
they do not know how can they plan for a meal because they don’t have the money
meal because they don’t have the money
meal because they don’t have the money do they will they be at home or will
do they will they be at home or will
do they will they be at home or will they have to get somebody in to look
they have to get somebody in to look
they have to get somebody in to look after the kids the gig economy people
after the kids the gig economy people
after the kids the gig economy people working in that sector are massively at
working in that sector are massively at
working in that sector are massively at risk of being food insecure they’re the
risk of being food insecure they’re the
risk of being food insecure they’re the biggest single growing users of food
biggest single growing users of food
biggest single growing users of food banks doing this growing user the
banks doing this growing user the
banks doing this growing user the biggest users are still those on welfare
biggest users are still those on welfare
biggest users are still those on welfare benefits so this is the Trussell Trust
benefits so this is the Trussell Trust
benefits so this is the Trussell Trust Christian charity of food banks only
Christian charity of food banks only
Christian charity of food banks only accounts for half of all emergency food
accounts for half of all emergency food
accounts for half of all emergency food in the UK 2006 that was the coverage and
in the UK 2006 that was the coverage and
in the UK 2006 that was the coverage and 2013 fort over 400 food banks they only
2013 fort over 400 food banks they only
2013 fort over 400 food banks they only account for house it is now over a
account for house it is now over a
account for house it is now over a thousand food banks in the UK run by
thousand food banks in the UK run by
thousand food banks in the UK run by charities this is something government
charities this is something government
charities this is something government should be doing not food banks up my
should be doing not food banks up my
should be doing not food banks up my argument here isn’t there food banks are
argument here isn’t there food banks are
argument here isn’t there food banks are the problem food banks the symptoms of a
the problem food banks the symptoms of a
the problem food banks the symptoms of a problem so if I’m if you think I’m
problem so if I’m if you think I’m
problem so if I’m if you think I’m getting at food banks I would say we
getting at food banks I would say we
getting at food banks I would say we shouldn’t have food banks I would say
shouldn’t have food banks I would say
shouldn’t have food banks I would say food banks and the rise of food banks
food banks and the rise of food banks
food banks and the rise of food banks are an indicator of other of a wasted
are an indicator of other of a wasted
are an indicator of other of a wasted society of a society that is not dealing
society of a society that is not dealing
society of a society that is not dealing with people who are hungry
with people who are hungry
with people who are hungry so this is some work from sustain the
so this is some work from sustain the
so this is some work from sustain the national group for every one user of a
national group for every one user of a
national group for every one user of a food bank there are eight others who are
food bank there are eight others who are
food bank there are eight others who are food insecure they don’t get to a food
food insecure they don’t get to a food
food insecure they don’t get to a food bank for whatever reason they’re too
bank for whatever reason they’re too
bank for whatever reason they’re too embarrassed they don’t know how a joke
embarrassed they don’t know how a joke
embarrassed they don’t know how a joke or a story I was working in Northern
or a story I was working in Northern
or a story I was working in Northern Ireland recently and people from the
Ireland recently and people from the
Ireland recently and people from the Catholic community we’re travelling
Catholic community we’re travelling
Catholic community we’re travelling three miles to go to the protestant food
three miles to go to the protestant food
three miles to go to the protestant food bank and the protestant people in the
bank and the protestant people in the
bank and the protestant people in the protestant area were going three miles
protestant area were going three miles
protestant area were going three miles go to the catholic food bank because
go to the catholic food bank because
go to the catholic food bank because they did not want to be known by their
they did not want to be known by their
they did not want to be known by their neighbors so they were you might be good
neighbors so they were you might be good
neighbors so they were you might be good for integration you could argue but
for integration you could argue but
for integration you could argue but nobody wants to be in poverty so there
nobody wants to be in poverty so there
nobody wants to be in poverty so there is a shame in using food banks and this
is a shame in using food banks and this
is a shame in using food banks and this is that this cut have we reached the
is that this cut have we reached the
is that this cut have we reached the bottom yet while the rest of us are
bottom yet while the rest of us are
bottom yet while the rest of us are making decisions about our River for
making decisions about our River for
making decisions about our River for deliveries about shopping and Waitrose
deliveries about shopping and Waitrose
deliveries about shopping and Waitrose or earlier little people are making
or earlier little people are making
or earlier little people are making compromises and they’re making those
compromises and they’re making those
compromises and they’re making those compromises for their families for the
compromises for their families for the
compromises for their families for the kids and this is not an attack on food
kids and this is not an attack on food
kids and this is not an attack on food banks this is an attack on the situation
banks this is an attack on the situation
banks this is an attack on the situation that drives people to that and you’ve
that drives people to that and you’ve
that drives people to that and you’ve all seen this you know Muslim food banks
all seen this you know Muslim food banks
all seen this you know Muslim food banks say it’s not tins of baked beans as tins
say it’s not tins of baked beans as tins
say it’s not tins of baked beans as tins of chickpeas they have a problem with
of chickpeas they have a problem with
of chickpeas they have a problem with over massively oversubscribed you see
over massively oversubscribed you see
over massively oversubscribed you see this in your supermarket donate more
this in your supermarket donate more
this in your supermarket donate more this is this is a picture of a food bank
this is this is a picture of a food bank
this is this is a picture of a food bank parcel they usually give out parcels for
parcel they usually give out parcels for
parcel they usually give out parcels for three days and this is a duck this is a
three days and this is a duck this is a
three days and this is a duck this is a drawing from a user now the problem with
drawing from a user now the problem with
drawing from a user now the problem with this is it’s fine in so far as it goes
this is it’s fine in so far as it goes
this is it’s fine in so far as it goes well most food banks can’t give out
well most food banks can’t give out
well most food banks can’t give out fresh fruit and veg it’s difficult they
fresh fruit and veg it’s difficult they
fresh fruit and veg it’s difficult they don’t have the facilities to do that
don’t have the facilities to do that
don’t have the facilities to do that some do but most don’t or they give out
some do but most don’t or they give out
some do but most don’t or they give out what we call dry packages and it’s got
what we call dry packages and it’s got
what we call dry packages and it’s got so bad at the moment that the food banks
so bad at the moment that the food banks
so bad at the moment that the food banks are giving out what we call kettle bags
are giving out what we call kettle bags
are giving out what we call kettle bags which really is pot noodle
which really is pot noodle
which really is pot noodle you only need a kettle to reheat because
you only need a kettle to reheat because
you only need a kettle to reheat because people cannot turn on their oven have
people cannot turn on their oven have
people cannot turn on their oven have they have to be worried about turning on
they have to be worried about turning on
they have to be worried about turning on their electricity finish with this this
their electricity finish with this this
their electricity finish with this this is I Daniel Blake I don’t know if you
is I Daniel Blake I don’t know if you
is I Daniel Blake I don’t know if you saw its course it’s fiction but it’s
saw its course it’s fiction but it’s
saw its course it’s fiction but it’s based on fact it’s based on absolutely
based on fact it’s based on absolutely
based on fact it’s based on absolutely all the experience with we know we’ve
all the experience with we know we’ve
all the experience with we know we’ve had working with food bank users
had working with food bank users
had working with food bank users so I think what we need to do is end
so I think what we need to do is end
so I think what we need to do is end poverty we need to bring back people who
poverty we need to bring back people who
poverty we need to bring back people who are suffering and give them an adequate
are suffering and give them an adequate
are suffering and give them an adequate wage I mean you said there many people
wage I mean you said there many people
wage I mean you said there many people who work in the food industry are the
who work in the food industry are the
who work in the food industry are the ones who suffer here as well people
ones who suffer here as well people
ones who suffer here as well people working in sections of the food industry
working in sections of the food industry
working in sections of the food industry are massively underpaid so I’m two
are massively underpaid so I’m two
are massively underpaid so I’m two seconds away from finishing and I’m
seconds away from finishing and I’m
seconds away from finishing and I’m finished thank you
finished thank you
finished thank you [Applause]
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