Earlier in the week, I joined SNP candidate for Motherwell and Wishaw, Clare Adamson, at the Motherwell Baptist Church where the Basics Foodbank was taking place.
I would like to thank Pastor Baxter and David Shaw (both pictured) and all those involved in providing vulnerable members of our community with enough to eat when they struggle.
I was informed that a common reason for people using the foodbank was due to benefit sanctions. The Tories have created a clever system which makes it difficult for benefit claimants and seeks to trip them up leading to sanctions – all to save money.
While the rich hide funds in offshore accounts, our communities are being forced to pay the price of the Tories’ forced austerity.
