A very sobering evening tonight

Me and the mrs have been to Leeds tonight for a meal and directly opposite the restaurant was a pretty big que for a outdoor soup kitchen for the homeless and people who needed feeding, what really struck me was the amount of people who didn’t look homeless and had probably gone from there homes just to get a meal..........the Mrs was in tears, what the hell has happened to this country when people are having to rely on others to feed them

Whilst it was great to spend the evening with the Mrs it really hit home the desperate plight some people find themselves in, I’m not perfect In life and probably never will be but a know one thing Is that I appreciate everything in life, my 2 kids, a roof over my head and being able to have some food on the table........anyhow enough of my rambling

 

It’s very sad but buckle up because come Christmas we might all be in that queue

 

Heartbreaking. Feels like something from the 20s or 30s..

 

If this further hike in fuel prices does happen well all be having beans n toast

 

Shocking, words can't say enough.

 

I've often said that I don't understand how people can end up homeless (unless it's through choice) or unable to make ends meet and having to rely on food banks etc long term around here but with these pricks in charge giving payrises to the rich and refusing to help the poor I can only see more and more people needing to rely on volunteers in the coming months. What a horrible country we live in

 

It’s heartbreaking Rob, there’s truly some worrying times ahead.

 

That's Tory Britain for you.

 

It fair shocked me tbh mate, I honestly can’t begin to think what lies ahead for this country

 

And the right wing press and TV demonising "socialism" to the masses.

 

Given that you have identified yourself as a "non-voter" previously I'd hope it might prompt you to consider how we have ended up in this situation and what you might do to effect change for the better.

 

I suspect if we do have another general election next year I’ll be thinking about voting because this is a total **** show at the moment

 

The blue star represents where the Tories came to power

 

Where was the soup kitchen?

 

Vicar Lane

 

Very sad mate. And just goes to show that we should all look out for each other a little bit more, and show a little more kindness, because we never truly know what people are going through or what their situation is.

 

We do mate, lifes really hard for a lot of folk and I wish I could do more to help people

 

Wife and I saw it couple of weeks ago about 7pm, we commented on same thing about how many didn’t look like what you would think of as homeless.
Have to be honest it was a bit of a shock to the system as living in Lincoln there is a food bank and homeless aid but it is all in buildings and not on the street like this one.

 

Good job we’re the fifth biggest economy in the world or we might be in trouble!

 

Unfortunately due to our ridiculous outdated FPTP system not all votes are equal.