NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY: tackling the scandal of food poverty
In this episode:
Even before lockdown began, millions of people in the UK regularly struggled to afford to eat and the current crisis has only made this worse. This week we're talking about Britain’s hunger problem. Food bank manager Jon Taylor explains the huge rise in food poverty that he’s seen. Kath Dalmeny from Sustain talks solutions, including the case for a new 'right to food'. And we ask Unni Kjærnes about the situation in Norway.
Plus director, screenwriter and king of romcoms Richard Curtis chats about Make My Money Matter - his new campaign on how our pensions are invested.
Guests
Jon Taylor, Norwood and Brixton food bank
Kath Dalmeny (@Kath_Dalmeny), chief executive of Sustain – the alliance for sustainable food and farming
Unni Kjærnes, senior researcher on food policy at National Institute for Consumer Research in Norway
Richard Curtis, writer and director
More info
Food poverty in the UK
The Guardian/John Harris: There's another pandemic stalking Britain: hunger (June 2020)
The Guardian: Millions went hungry during the first months of lockdown (June 2020)
BBC: What’s happening to free school meals this summer? (June 2020)
Citizens Advice: Nearly 1.4m have no access to welfare safety net (June 2020)
Trussell Trust: State of Hunger Report (Nov 2019)
Solutions to food poverty
Sustain: Now is the time for a national household food security plan (June 2020)
Sustain: Why we need a right to food (Oct 2019)
Trussell Trust: Public generosity must be matched by urgent policy changes (June 2020)
Food poverty in Norway/Nordic region
Unni Kjærnes: Comparing food insecurity in Australia and Norway (2016)
Unni Kjærnes: The Prevalence and Risk of Food Insecurity in the Nordic Region (2016)