Shoplifters Let Off And Given Food Vouchers.

[anotheoldgit]

Is it not disgraceful that measures such as this have to be implemented here in Britain, while we still increase aid to 'Bongo, Bongo Countries'?

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/421209/Shoplifters-given-food-vouchers-as-reward

/// The scheme was set up in north Staffordshire in response to shoplifters’ claims that they had no choice but to turn to crime to feed themselves or their families. After accepting a caution a crook can be given vouchers to use at nine distribution centres in the area. ///

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT would you say that 0.7% of the household budget amounts to "wads of money" whatever is done with it?

[naomi24]

TCL, sorry, what does the 0.7% refer to?

[dizmouk2009]

naomi: I'm assuming the 0.7% is the 'wads of money' which I assume assume this is money we have to throw away.

[FredPuli43]

Corby, is that really what foreign amounts to. 0.7 per cent of the national 'budget' ? ( I am not doubting it, just surprised). So, what percentage of that goes to regimes where there are corrupt leaders who divert some? And of those places, what percentage of the aid ends up in buying Ray Bans and Ferraris etc?

Percentages of percentages. So, may we deduce that the "Ray Ban" spending represents a very tiny percentage of the whole of the aid we give out?

[naomi24]

dizmouk2009, oh, right. Thank you.

[LazyGun]

0.7% of the UKs GDP is the suggested target for our Overseas Aid budget. I think as of this moment the UK spend equates to around 0.56% of GDP.

[mikey4444]

Boxtops and everybody else. There IS something we can all do to help. Make a small food donation to your local Trussell Trust Food Bank. Even a couple of tins or packets will help enormously. This goes direct to people in need. There is nothing taken out for expenses or admin. All of us give our time and effort for free.

[boxtops]

Mikey yes, if not direct to Trussell then most of our supermarkets now have a collection bin.

[Baldric]

The story is interesting enough to provoke discussion, but
I really do think thequote[Bongo Bongo] bit is uncalled for and just being used
as an attention grabber!

[dizmouk2009]

Yeah Tesco the robbing Bas**rds need to start donating their nearly OOD stock instead of flogging it to staff for 2p. Someone on the streets could benefit more from that.

[naomi24]

LG, thank you.

[dizmouk2009]

Why should I buy a loaf of nearly OOD bread and then donate it to a foodbank. Let the money grabbing gits at these multimillion point supermarkets donate it instead, makes me SICK.

[naomi24]

Tesco doesn't do so badly.

http://www.tesco.com/csr/downloads/pdf5.pdf

[hc4361]

0.7% of GDP is the TARGET for overseas aid. We haven't reached that yet, it is still below 0.6% That is just over half a penny in every pound.

The man in that article had no money for food because he chose to spend it on vets bills for his dog. Now, to my mind a person on benefits isn't doing too badly if he can afford to keep a dog. Maybe he could have negotiated with the vet to pay in instalments, or taken out pet insurance.

[dizmouk2009]

Given how much Tesco turn over I disagree, I believe they could do more.

[mikey4444]

dizmouk2009. You are completely wrong in your assumptions regarding Food Banks and TESCO.

OOD food is no good whatsoever to a Food Bank. They are bound by the same rules and regulations about food items as are the supermarkets themselves. If you donate OOD items, then they can't be used, so its a complete waste of a donation. Anyway, it hardly enters into the spirit of the affair if potentially mouldy food is donated.

Our Food Bank uses supermarket collection events as an important way of stock. We would typically have one or maybe two days, at a location. TESCO help us in many ways...they provide us with tabards and flyers, as well space to work. What is not widely known is that all the items that are donated by TESCO customers is weighed and then TESCO themselves donate another 70% again. TESCO is unfailingly generous and cooperative and we value their help very much. Other supermarket chains offer similar help as well. Without their assistance, our work would be considerably harder.

Hopefully that clears up any misunderstanding. Can I say that I have no connection with TESCO myself. Indeed, I prefer Lidl as money coming into my home is not as much as it used to be !

[dizmouk2009]

We weren't (to my knowledge) in a recession in 2005 - 2006 and that's all they gave. PISH.

[THECORBYLOON]

I see from that leaflet, Tesco donates at least 1% of pre-tax profits so it is doing better (as a percentage) than the government

[THECORBYLOON]

DIZMOUK2009 what percentage of your income do you donate?

[dizmouk2009]

mikey4444: I don't believe the supermarket chains are doing enough to support food banks. Although having said that I don't agree that it's right for people to donate to The British Red Cross and that money then be sent to 3rd world countries when it would be far easier to give that money to our own country for people who need it. I'm on benefits and I donate money to other countries, I really do need my head testing. I believe that the way to educate people is to give them a taste of what it feels like to live with nothing, I'm up for the test.