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And as for the Stephen Ireland Foundation…...

The Jermaine Defoe Foundation seems more about him than about the charity.

This.

Just footballers.

The poor do not resent the rich purely because they are rich, I feel it is more down to fairness. Is it fair that a company can afford to employ staff on proper contracts on decent living wages but choose not to because they can get away with zero hour deals and the minimum wage? No it's not in...

It's also worth pointing out he gives a lot of time and money to all manner of not-for-profit projects; the most interesting one for me is http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26326844

I cannot go to battle on an empty stomach can I?

It does not even come down to heavy personal taxation in my opinion. There are plenty of businesses which are not paying, in my opinion, their share from the benefit they get of employing and trading in the UK. If they paid their way and the wealthy also contributed a fairer share instead of...

Me and Westdene have both been there, separately, and enjoy the restaurant. Whilst he is generally wrong with his politics he is right when it comes to some things :smile:

or maybe a G&T on the Ockendon Manor lawns?

Agree. I do not think I have ever seen a debate with me, Beach Hut and Westdene all on the same side before.

THere is an earlier post which responded to me askign the very same question amongst others.

You have openly right wing and left wing people totally disagreeing with you. You're out on your own.

He probably works at the airport or is an estate agent. This is what people in Bishops Stortford do.

Maybe they went to the iPhone bank and the Mercedes bank before the food bank? Or maybe Uncle C is just a contrary twit.

On a point of pedantry, no one has slandered you.

As an aside there is some cross over with the work the Frau used to do. She worked in mental health for many years and when clients moved from sheltered accom to their own place they used similar charities for home start up packs.

Thanks. Intersting website and it and you have answered a lot of my questions. The critics of food banks should read this website.

How do food banks work? Do the public literally take food along and donate? Can you donate money? How do recipients qualify, and how is the food distributed? Can you donate any food or is it just staples?

The percentage of income spent on the roof over your head is much much less as well.