Moroccan tagine-thing (not technically a tagine as it wasn’t ‘cooked in a tagine’ but ‘sweet spicy stew’ doesn’t sound as authentic as this tastes. So there.) Makes six small portions at 24p each or four ‘hungry person’ portions at 35p… Read More ›
Archive for December 2012
IDS: Don’t Comment On Things You Don’t Understand
I caught a flash of todays news (on someone elses TV, you understand) and wish I hadn’t. Television just exposes me to so much to get angry about, and today is no exception. Iain Duncan Smith has lashed out at… Read More ›
2012: Tears, And Fears And Feeling Proud…
As the year draws to a close, and I’ve put my sewing down for the night, I find myself reflecting on 2012. 2012 is the year I refer to as my annus horribilis; after leaving a well paid job and… Read More ›
Unhappy Christmas – Voice Of The Sunday People, 23rd December 2013
From Voice Of The Sunday People, 23rd December 2012. Jack Monroe. Twitter: @MsJackMonroe
Sunday People, 23rd December 2012
Jack Monroe. Twitter: @MsJackMonroe
Living In Poverty: Sunday People 23rd December
So, slummy single Mummy and Small Boy made the national paper with their ten quid food shop…. And a dig at Alec Shellbrook re ‘scrounger cards’, and a few excerpts from Hunger Hurts… Living In Poverty: sunday People 23rd December… Read More ›
Affordable Housing: Echo Letter Weds 19th December.
In response to A D Thompsons question in Mondays Echo, in my experience in the privately rented sector, before a letting agent decides to rent a flat out to a new tenant, they work out their annual income. The requirement… Read More ›
Tomato And Haricot Soup, 15p.
Tomato & White Bean Soup, 15p per portion. Always challenging myself to ‘cook it cheaper’ without compromising on taste or nutrition, I’ve had a fidget with my tomato and white bean soup recipe today, and come up with this one… Read More ›
Alec Shellbrook, Live With Me Before Telling Me How To Spend My Money.
Like Labour Councillor Julian Ware-Lane, I too read the Tory MP Alec Shellbrookes idea for a new bill in the House of Commons, purportedly tackling the issue of ‘welfare’ being spent on ‘Non Essential, Desirable, Damaging’ items such as cigarettes,… Read More ›
The Faith Schools Argument: Ware-Lane v Courtenay.
Labour Councillor Julian Ware-Lane has spoken out against the provision of faith-based education in the Borough of Southend, and reiterated his strong views on his online blog earlier in the week. Three schools that have been potentially earmarked for expansion… Read More ›
