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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostBollocks. The minimum wage didn't come in until 1998, so unless you were born in or after 1980, that's crap for a start.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Not sure if FoodCycle is a national or local thing, but they do great work round here too, taking perishable food that's going to waste and cooking it for people.
"Food waste" is something more companies are thinking about... giving it away rather than chucking it out, etc.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostNot sure if FoodCycle is a national or local thing, but they do great work round here too, taking perishable food that's going to waste and cooking it for people.
"Food waste" is something more companies are thinking about... giving it away rather than chucking it out, etc.
It's almost worth hanging around to see what stuff Booths are giving awayComment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostBollocks. The minimum wage didn't come in until 1998, so unless you were born in or after 1980, that's crap for a start.
There were voluntarily "wages councils" for some sectors but the wages they stated someone over 21 should earn on were half that of the NMW when it came in.
They were actually abolished a year or so before NMW legislation came into force so you couldn't do comparisons.
I helped out in homeless hostels at the time and also had worked in a couple of sectors covered by these councils. The link was that the homeless guys worked in these poorly paid sectors."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostSome companies are more willing to give their waste food away - round here, Booths (!!) will give their perishable food to the food bank, but none of the big supermarkets will.
FareShare Regional Centres now receive regular supplies of quality fresh surplus food, from dedicated Tesco stores, providing a more reliable stream of food. In the last 12 months alone, Tesco has provided enough surplus food for 2.1 million meals and the partnership is going from strength to strength.
Our work with Tesco | FareShareMy subconscious is annoying. It's got a mind of its own.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Postyou tried raising a family of 4 on £6.50 an hour?
Friends of mine do and they have my admiration.
That's £260 a week. After rent, energy, water & council tax there is sod all left.
I spend that on our mortgage.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Mrs BP uses her spare time to help a food bank. What annoys her is the attitude of job centre staff when she drops in food. They look down on her for daring to help the starving!Comment
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Originally posted by pjclarke View PostNot strictly true, Tesco, for example have partnered with Fareshare to distribute perishables
As I said - round here, Booths (!!) will give their perishable food to the food bank, but none of the big supermarkets will.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostMrs BP uses her spare time to help a food bank. What annoys her is the attitude of job centre staff when she drops in food. They look down on her for daring to help the starving!Comment
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