Society: Government policy has made Britain fertile ground for hunger and disease

Poverty and politics proves an ill mix for pandemic resistance

With UK food banks reporting soaring demand for emergency aid since lockdown began, the Government’s past and present political choices have allowed coronavirus to make an existing pandemic of poverty even worse

Society: Poverty and pandemic is a grim mix that thrives on government policy indifference

More families going hungry as coronavirus bites

Efforts to safeguard us against coronavirus are making Britain’s existing hunger crisis worse, as food banks report a spike in demand for emergency food aid – charities are demanding a stronger lifeline for families struggling to survive financial hardship