tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280044379124455706.post6222296503122083121..comments2024-01-20T18:54:45.127+00:00Comments on Ben Viveur: A Christmas sermon on Food banksBenjamin Nunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12735110277517005667noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280044379124455706.post-88027374950416281152015-01-05T10:34:26.443+00:002015-01-05T10:34:26.443+00:00I think the poor should get off their fat arses an...I think the poor should get off their fat arses and start looking after themselves. The rich have been carrying the poor for far too Long, and they should be grateful to the bankers when they donate some tripe, bread or perhaps, if they are lucky, some cheese to the local foodbank. Bring back fox hunting and the workhouses, that's what I say! End of. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280044379124455706.post-91881660076584200532014-12-29T12:39:04.015+00:002014-12-29T12:39:04.015+00:00It may very well be the most left-leaning thing he...It may very well be the most left-leaning thing he's written but that's not saying much. It is still basically a defence of Tory cuts coupled with a wistful yearning for a return to Victorian values.<br /><br />The reason Socialist governments came along in the first place is because charity on its own wasn't doing enough to alleviate the poor. People weren't giving enough voluntarily so they had to be compelled to give more. It's now generally accepted that this is the way to do things, which is why dependence on foodbanks is controversial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280044379124455706.post-80923759312441890412014-12-23T17:33:35.687+00:002014-12-23T17:33:35.687+00:00I don't think what you are writing is particul...I don't think what you are writing is particularly controversial. Food banks are only perceived as negative due to the fact that the people who use them are so poor that they cannot afford to buy their own food. That is why their existence is viewed as a sign of a failing society. In fact, I would suggest this is the most 'left-leaning' thing you have written, and I look forward to your article in the Socialist Worker sometime soon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com