Food poverty shames this government | Patrick Butler | Society | The Guardian
'It is hard to know what symbolises the moral hollowness of coalition
welfare policy most: is it pointless cruelty of the bedroom tax? The
shaming fiasco of the Atos-run work capability assessments? Or the
cynical way ministers have denied evidence that welfare policy helps
send increasing numbers of poor families to food banks?'
'Ministers have denied
and thwarted evidence that welfare policy helps send many poor families
to food banks'. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian
