Families need to spend less on housing, more on food

From: Laurence KeeleyFairfield, Herstmonceux
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 24: Marcus Rashford looks dejected during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on August 24, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) SUS-190827-145015002MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 24: Marcus Rashford looks dejected during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on August 24, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) SUS-190827-145015002
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 24: Marcus Rashford looks dejected during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on August 24, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) SUS-190827-145015002

Marcus Rashford might be doing a good job regarding children getting enough food to eat for their good health.

But what about looking at what some parents are paying in market rents and house mortgages?

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If we paid less for housing cost and more for our food all would be well.

We have farmers struggling to get a good living,wealthy money brokers investing in land as a capital gain, and food becoming short with the harvest 40 per cent, thought to be mainly due to weather conditions.

We now should be rationing bread and cakes,or by February there may not be any bread for anyone, let alone children.

We are told we need more houses and should be planting more trees, but what about growing more food to become more self-sufficient?

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We should be campaigning for a different way to house the people, make farming as a serious matter and not a place for retired bankers and city dwellers to have the idyllic lifestyle. We must build affordable housing for those working for £8/ £12 an hour.

Visit www.campaign-for-change.co.uk for ideas.