The launch, on average, of three food banks each week across Britain is a sign of our times.
In spite of the success of the latest smart phones etc, capitalism is in decline. It can no longer afford the welfare state. So food banks have to pick up the pieces and fill the gaps.
There are now more than eight million people whose income from “self-employment” and part-time jobs is precarious.
We need a workers’ government, based on and accountable to the labour movement, and serving the working class. The working week needs to be reduced to 30-hours with no loss of pay and the minimum wage raised to £12-an-hour.
This would create secure, full-time jobs, both for the “precariat” and the one million young people “not in education, employment, or training.”
It’s the only way to avoid food banks becoming a permanent feature of Britain’s social landscape.
