I've been following Monroe since her first blogs on food poverty (she identifies as non-binary and will use either she or they pronouns). She is consistently and righteously angry about the state of hunger that this government has forced millions of people to live in. And they (the government) just don't care.
Jack Monroe and Marcus Rashford lead the fight for children not to have to return to the 19th century, what can we do to help?
They're the ones who have the profile and can speak to a large audience.
I'd say the minimum we can do is try to make regular foodbank donations where possible and be sure to add your name to any relevant petitions.
I've followed her, had some nice / funny exchanges with her, but like several people, was a bit exasperated that she a) didn't back Corbyn at the crucial time, and even joined in with his detractors, and b) seems to have forgotten or doesn't acknowledge that a lot of us have been banging on about poverty for a very long time.
She got upset at the pile on, which is understandable, no-one likes to be piled on, but it was a slap in the face to see her talking about poverty as though *no-one in politics had been bothered about it* for the last eight years.
I've followed her, had some nice / funny exchanges with her, but like several people, was a bit exasperated that she a) didn't back Corbyn at the crucial time, and even joined in with his detractors, and b) seems to have forgotten or doesn't acknowledge that a lot of us have been banging on about poverty for a very long time.
She got upset at the pile on, which is understandable, no-one likes to be piled on, but it was a slap in the face to see her talking about poverty as though *no-one in politics had been bothered about it* for the last eight years.
The article says she suffers from "rejection sensitive dysphoria" so that might explain her reaction.
The article says she suffers from "rejection sensitive dysphoria" so that might explain her reaction.
Yes. I saw that, and she also seemed to take on board some of the criticisms in the spirit they were meant, although predictably she got a lot of “these Corbynite thugs can’t bear any criticism of the master” type bollocks.
She recommended my favourite mascara to me so gets points for that. No more coming home with false eyelashes stuck on my forehead! If I was going anywhere.
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