We are a rich country. This from Office for National Statistics (ONS) is so shocking:

“around 1 in 20 (5%) of adults reported that in the past two weeks they had ran out of food and had been unable to afford more, this proportion appeared higher among groups including; those receiving support from charities

Robert Peston Office for National Statistics (ONS) From Peston

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Seriously, I see this level of poverty daily,

Imagine walking into a home, 2 working parents, 3 children - and 18 months ago, they were doing OK, saving a bit, yes booking a weekend in Tenerife (after working all year)

And now they are

@keithjoneskj John Kirby Robert Peston Office for National Statistics (ONS) Oh fuck off. That transition took you what? At least five years?
People who 18 months ago were relatively OK financially are struggling now. They haven't got 5 years to transition to another career, so telling them to JuSt wOrK HaRdEr doesn't really fucking cut it, does it?

@LabradorFan123 @keithjoneskj John Kirby Robert Peston Office for National Statistics (ONS) An absolute bin fire.