tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107806561569375484.post1814528490226556497..comments2023-07-09T00:34:42.843-07:00Comments on Chelliah Laity: Hunger, Foodbanks and a Tory CouncillorChelliah Laityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357380981465547579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107806561569375484.post-67241847751520809972013-01-04T14:11:32.232-08:002013-01-04T14:11:32.232-08:00Hi Ray, the photo is of Chris Steward and people h...Hi Ray, the photo is of Chris Steward and people have left comments on online sites commenting on his physique too. A friend of mine commented that she would not let him near a Foodbank. This 'them and us' divide is contrived to allow a culture of blame to flourish. If someone cannot afford to eat then it is their fault. Chelliah Laityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357380981465547579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107806561569375484.post-78065469853107215822013-01-04T02:50:19.775-08:002013-01-04T02:50:19.775-08:00If that is a photograph of the 'gentleman'...If that is a photograph of the 'gentleman' in question, it is easy to see that hunger is not something he knows much about.<br />Just how are people, often with no jobs, ineligible for any type of financial aid, with families to feed, supposed to survive?<br />Who does he think actually eats the food handed out by the "unnecessary" food banks, mice?<br />The 'them and us' gap gets wider every day. <br />Like you, I am proud of the fact that many churches do their bit toward feeding and clothing those most in need, I just deplore the fact that in the 21st Century it is still necessary.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.com