I have no intention of doing any such thing, Bobby, but thank you for the offer. I suspect you are at least as ignorant (not a pleasant word, but you used it first) of basic economics as you think I am of the challenges and issues facing many parts of society.
If there really is as fundamental a problem as this, then I think it is outrageous that it is tackled with tinned meat. On the other hand I do thoroughly approve of charity working in this fashion. But Brompton, save the cash and donate it by gift aid to the charity. That way their buying power is increased surely at least four-fold through the tax relief and through the benefit of bulk buying.
I once remember NoFM2R writing something along the lines of that at some point in his life he had been very poor and that if he had cash he would spend it on something fun, immediately like a four-pack of beer. If he starved the following day, then it was worth it for the hit of pleasure. That was a very powerful image. It reinforced my earlier point about foodbanks encouraging fecklessness.
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