A British MP this week made the woefully insensitive claim that families using food banks amid soaring inflation should simply learn to budget better. That seems to be par for the course from Boris Johnson's government at this point, writes Piers Morgan.
And as always when this happens, the heaviest burden falls on those with the smallest resources - the poorest.
Oh, of course, how stupid of us! There was me thinking people go to food banks it's because they have no other option.They should simply be shown how to knock out a nutritious meal, he says, for 30 pence! Anderson and Eustice’s tone-deaf, woefully insensitive attitude reminds me of haughty French queen Marie Antoinette who infamously said ‘let them eat cake’ when she was told peasants couldn't afford bread.Police today revealed they’ve issued a staggering 100 fines now for illegal lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street and Whitehall... meaning the very place with the most fines in Britain was also the very place where the rules were actually made.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The super-fight holding back Gallen's retirementThe rumours just won't go away... 👀 9WWOS
Read more »
It's 4 million times the mass of our Sun — and it's been invisible until tonightThere's big news on the (event) horizon: for the first time tonight, we'll get a good look at the supermassive black hole in the middle of the Milky Way. But how do we know it's there at all?
Read more »
Australia must avoid entrenching a US-style ‘working poor’Unlike the United States, we have avoided the formation of an underclass of working poor. Not only will a 5 per cent rise to the minimum wage avoid this, it will boost the economy.
Read more »
Our culture of screaming at each other is making us dumber, crueller and more depressedWe asked six authors to write about a time they changed their mind. johannhari101 writes about two key figures who showed him the power of connecting with people rather than condemning them
Read more »
Our culture of screaming at each other is making us dumber, crueller and more depressedBestselling author Johann Hari says changing your mind isn’t a humiliation - it’s a gift.
Read more »
NZ legend revealed as new England Test coachEngland, scrambling to regather after the Ashes demolition, has a new men's Test coach. 👀 9WWOS cricket
Read more »