A study suggests that food shortages due to extreme weather events could lead to civil unrest in the UK within 50 years. The country’s vulnerable food system, marked by efficiency over resilience, emphasises the need for plans to address potential disruptions.

Food aid supply chains rely on a surplus of food donations, but when shortages occur, these organizations are left with difficult decisions and very few resources.

With the Conservatives in government, the UK is very firmly on a trajectory to more cruelty, more demonisation of the poor, the weak, and the vulnerable.

As millions worry about keeping food on the table or keeping their homes warm, and thousands of businesses are facing collapse, people are not just mourning the Queen, they are mourning the Britain that the Conservatives have destroyed.

Millions of people experiencing food poverty turn to food banks, and the number is growing. It is clear that food banks are accessed because people are in dire need due to the declining safety of the welfare system, not because of their lack of skills.

Being on universal credit affects people in more ways than just financial.