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What sort of society allows children to go hungry?
We need to redouble our efforts to bring Foodbank Britain to an end, says CHARLOTTE HUGHES
Centre manager Michele Lawrence at the Trussell Trust Brent Foodbank, Neasden, London

ON Thursday December 20 we held a special Christmas memorial service outside Ashton-Under-Lyne jobcentre. 

We do this every year in memory of every person who has died as a result of the government’s heartless treatment of the poor and disabled. 

Austerity measures, the further roll-out of universal credit and failed Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment “medicals” have all ensured that the poorest and most vulnerable will be living in poverty for years to come.

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