Sorry, but Lady Jenkin said that one of the reasons the poor are going hungry is that they can't

**Berni** · 12-09-2014, 10:29 AM

cook and instead spend their money on crappy, overpriced, processed food and ready meals.

Cue outrage.

But...ermmm...she's absolutely, 100% spot on, isn't she?

**Classic Jorge** · 12-09-2014, 10:32 AM

She's also on the committee that refused the new catering arrangements for the lords as it endangered their 260,000 champagne budget.

**Berni** · 12-09-2014, 10:37 AM

There are constant functions taking place in the House of Lords to encourage and support UK business and industry - I've been to several and so, I imagine, have you. Of course they need a f**king Champagne budget. Let's not be so childish.

**Classic Jorge** · 12-09-2014, 10:42 AM

And I'd probably also suggest that "the poor" are also going hungry as they're having benefits removed by JC staff, who are incidentally on bonuses to do so, wrongly in some cases.

The fact remains it's a monumentally silly and electorally unhelpful thing to say which only goes to reinforce the pretty valid impression people already have that the tories are happier seeing people starve than compromise on the quality of their sparkling grape beverages.

**7evens** · 12-09-2014, 10:39 AM

cheaply these firms can prepare food at hideously low prices and with the minimum effort required.
On the odd occasion that I can't be arsed to cook and have nipped out for a microwave dinner, I've often thought how much it would cost to buy the raw components and do it myself.
On cost alone, it's a total no brainer

**Berni** · 12-09-2014, 10:47 AM

ingredients - mechanically-recovered meat, skin, fat, connective tissue etc - and using cheap additives (sugar, salt, flavour enhancers, thickening agents, rusk) to bulk the thing out and make it taste acceptable. In terms of health and nutrition, they're appalling value.

**7evens** · 12-09-2014, 10:55 AM

Take a look at these.. 89p for a variety of prepared meals ?

http://groceries.iceland.co.uk/frozen-meals-for-one

There's more issues here than just knowing how to cook.

**Berni** · 12-09-2014, 11:06 AM

Very little of that is stew. It's mostly cheap carbohydrate.

**Snin** · 12-09-2014, 12:00 PM

of the ****, spend more money on the **** and get fat on the ****

**Berni** · 12-09-2014, 12:06 PM

going to need about four of them to make your daily calorific requirement.

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Sorry, but Lady Jenkin said that one of the reasons the poor are going hungry is that they can't

In a way yes, but she was absolutely, monumentally stupid in phrasing it that way

So? That's not a great deal on champagne, though, is it?

I have indeed, it just doesn't look good that they are ring fencing their bubbly budget

Not really. No. She's obviously never sauntered into a McD or an Iceland and seen just how

Complete and utter nonsense. The cheapness you're talking about is based on very low quality

Nutritional value is another issue, equally valid but they're incredibly cheap.

Meat content 11%. Cheap **** bulked up with flour and potato.

being mainly sugar n starch means they dont fill you up for long so you eat more

Particularly as - if you notice - the things in question are around 450 calories, which means you're

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