The food bank era

<p>Last year the UK food bank network the Trussell Trust distributed almost 3 million emergency food parcels, 1 million of which were for children, up from 50,000 a decade ago.</p><p>How has the UK landed in such a severe hunger crisis – and can food banks ever be the solution?</p><p>In episode one of The End of Charity, journalist Lucinda Rouse hears from the Trussell Trust’s chief executive, Emma Revie, about the need to reimagine our social contract at a time when demand for charities is greater than ever.</p><p>And the philanthropy expert Rhodri Davies traces the history of charity from its mediaeval and Victorian origins to its present state – where “something is fundamentally broken.”&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/end-charity-transcript-food-bank-era/policy-and-politics/article/1865760" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the transcript</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>