‘Politicians are so far removed’: The woman feeding Liverpool from an ice cream van

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Ай бұрын

Michelle Roach bought a used ice-cream van in order to bring cheap, affordable food to Liverpool's struggling communities.
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She wanted a vehicle with freezers built in for frozen food, and also something cheerful that was able to break down stigmas around food poverty. Using a '10 items for £5' model, Michelle sources discount food from supermarket surplus and donations. The Guardian's Christopher Cherry follows Michelle and the van on its rounds, with the service struggling to meet overwhelming demand as the cost of living crisis deepens, and the UK's general election fast approaches.
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@theGuardian Ай бұрын

Here is where you can donate to Michelle Roach's ice-cream van: www.nbil-community.org/supportus

@d-padqueen1103 28 күн бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate a story with connections for people who want to help!

@Destide Ай бұрын

Shouldn't exist, so very thankful it does.

@coachellavideo-pw2xu Ай бұрын

Hear hear!

@ratatouillepg3135 6 күн бұрын

Bear Bear

@Dion-fh1uc Ай бұрын

This is the type of women that deserves a lottery win and would leverage it to help others

@Quantumoon 21 күн бұрын

She needs a gofundme

@mrmrmrcaf7801 17 күн бұрын

@@Quantumoon she needs to stop voting.

@starsonapollo2 16 күн бұрын

@@mrmrmrcaf7801sounds like whining from the old farts again

@safiremorningstar 13 күн бұрын

@@QuantumoonI agree with you but that a GoFundMe page requires somebody who can keep an eye on it and monitor it and put the money in and it's not always that easy. A patreon page might work better.

@safiremorningstar 13 күн бұрын

Frankly if a blessing would work, and then I would bless her with winning the UK lotto. Or maybe if someone has already won maybe they would be kind enough to give some of their money to this worthy cause. This will say that I edited it I didn't I use voice to text to correct things and it actually did it for once it doesn't generally work very well I am incomplete quadriplegic whose hands do not know the digits don't work properly.

@katibarrett8779 Ай бұрын

Allowing people dignity in the midst of poverty. What a beautiful thing.

@ablamill8357 14 күн бұрын

Agreed!

@r8chlletters Ай бұрын

These are the people we need in government.

@silverhooligan1256 16 күн бұрын

I wish politicians would be brave enough to care and go out with her.

@johncheetham4607 14 күн бұрын

Give Farage a shout. He would love to here about it I bet.

@SoberOKMoments 10 күн бұрын

@@johncheetham4607 Only if someone has a milkshake handy.

@michaelandrews4783 9 күн бұрын

@@johncheetham4607 He's rich he could fund 20 of these vans , bet he NEVER would

@clovermark39 9 күн бұрын

All MPs could give money and fund 20 of these. Even refuse a payrise. These foodbanks have come in under a conservative govt. Rishis a millionaire and he doesn’t care so is Kier Starmer Labour.

@amyst3887 Ай бұрын

What an absolute angel that woman is. It really gives you some hope and warms your heart that people like these exist, but at the same time makes me so angry that in such a rich country this kind of help is even needed.

@andrewgifford7740 Ай бұрын

Sadly, the UK is suffering from chronic case of Long Tory.

@oioi5794 Ай бұрын

Ok mate 35 years in my ward In north Tyneside of labour council 🤦🏻‍♂️ poor still poor crime still crime rich still rich only now we have a vastly changing demographic of cultures which nobody can control

@oioi5794 Ай бұрын

But you keep dreaming lad 🤦🏻‍♂️

@molybdomancer195 Ай бұрын

The councils are underfunded by central government. Who was ruling the country for 14 years again?

@HiKasandra Ай бұрын

Hope Labour is better then. Or is it a case of politics being removed from ordinary people's interest. X

@Londonechoes Ай бұрын

Something needs to change

@desthomas3020 Ай бұрын

Meanwhile supermarkets putting prices up weekly,why don't officers of fair trading fine these thieving bbbs robbing poor folk.

@An_Attempt 17 күн бұрын

There are two reasons: 1. The cost of pretrial continues to rise. This directly increases the cost of food on every level, tractors cost more to run, making fertilizers cost more, and transporting the food at every level costs more. 2. We are still feeling the effects of global inflation caused by the pandemic. For some reason, all of the world leaders like to lie about this, but you can't increase the global money supplies by between 30-50% over 2 years and not expect to have increased inflation over the next ten years. This is why the central banks or minting institutions are working to enact deflationary pressure hoping to slow the rate of inflation. The problem is deflationary measures tend to hurt the middle and lower-income classes.

@waltonsimons9082 2 күн бұрын

@@An_Attempt The UK was in the dumps long before covid happened. But true, their dogshit approach to it did even more damage than (still bad) mainland European countries and their policies.

@FilmFallon Ай бұрын

What lovely lovely people

@KevinMole-cj3kl Ай бұрын

14 years of tories has driven our country to its kneès they do not care...its not the cost of living its the cost of greed...what a beautiful wonderful lady she is a very kind leading light ......

@yeetyeetyeet7866 Ай бұрын

Liverpool Legend. Up there with the Beatles IMO.

@mariangelacanzi1441 Ай бұрын

Love is all you need with a little help from your friends! I do love The Beatles! I've been listening to their songs since I was 8 and then wanted to learn English.

@NanoYoga 16 күн бұрын

I left the UK ten years ago. I wouldn’t have imagined I’d be this bad now. I just looked up profitable companies, in 2023. Both sainabury’s and tesco’s are top 10. So are their CEOs struggling? Clearly making hefty profits and charging the everyday people to make up for the different and rise of prices. It’s terrible. This service is amazing and it needs to be shared

@creepster9675 21 күн бұрын

There shouldent HAVE to be foodbanks, things need changed, these guys are miracle workers!

@SmithyD86 Ай бұрын

Two words: Thank you.

@user-hz2hp7yn4d 16 күн бұрын

And the other elephant in the room, carbs are cheap... nutrition isn't. So alot of people who are overweight are also "starving" for nutrition. Some people think overweight people are not struggling to feed themselves, they don't understand the nutrition vs carbs factor.

@jenny2tone242 14 күн бұрын

Exactly 👍🏻

@EvanMoon Ай бұрын

That is LOVE

@Trund27 Ай бұрын

It truly is. Food is love.

@CitiesForTheFuture2030 Ай бұрын

What an awesone idea! Well done. I wish this venture every success.

@jmudikun Ай бұрын

This is what happens when the State and politicians are negligent and inept

@thl205 Ай бұрын

let's not overlook the corporations and the billionaires who determine our national priorities

@etienne8110 4 күн бұрын

People voted for that... That s the worse part of it all. UK can only blame itself.

@mariangelacanzi1441 Ай бұрын

What an inspiring and awesome idea! I admire Michelle very much. She's so kind and cares for people in need. Dignity is paramount.

@piccalillipit9211 Ай бұрын

*what a hero....!!!*

@markhand4530 Ай бұрын

absolute angels the lot of you ❤❤

@annaclarke7643 Ай бұрын

So humbled by these people, helping supporting and giving to people who are struggling. They have hearts ♥️ of gold.

@TheHarvestchef 15 күн бұрын

This woman is an example to us all. What an outstanding human being. She just made me look at my little corner and see what I can do... Great story. Thank you for sharing it. Stories like these make a difference. People like this, make a difference. Showing us all...we can make a difference. Peace and love to you all. This is the way forward....

@charleshindley-lange-pw2sw Ай бұрын

I can’t help thinking Liverpool being the most solid working class people - the tories well you ask is it deliberate. Revolution massively overdue

@MrJeffHead Ай бұрын

Nah. They are work shy. Liverpool is one of the cheapest cities in the UK for housing, yet benefit from having the same minimum wage as everywhere else more expensive to live. Anybody working full time can get by without food banks in Liverpool.

@ashotofmercury 15 күн бұрын

@@MrJeffHead You voted Tory, didn't you? 🤔😏

@MrJeffHead 15 күн бұрын

@@ashotofmercury no, never have and doubt very much i ever will.

@kathyomalley6521 Ай бұрын

Shes so right, why is this happening in 2024

@LeilaLamb Ай бұрын

I’ll vote this year with a heavy heart, because who is going to stop this being a necessity?

@rinag598 Ай бұрын

14 years of Tory Austerity, there were no food banks while labour was in power, let’s think 🤔 about that !!

@TelstarFirst Ай бұрын

@@rinag598 They did nothing about it and they won't do again.

@LilyGazou Ай бұрын

Vote independent

@TelstarFirst Ай бұрын

@@LilyGazou And chuck your vote in the bin!

@michaelandrews4783 9 күн бұрын

Basically vote for anyone NOT a Conservative, Conservatives are just a paid lobby group for the rich.

@user-hw2ix8dp7j Ай бұрын

Should not need this service if the govt looked after it’s citizens

@Oriana_leung 12 күн бұрын

🤣 Well said.

@TC8787-yq7og Ай бұрын

Amazing, what a lady 🙏

@ankurmehrotra6506 13 күн бұрын

'Be the light', I was told to be this, only now do I understand what it actually means seeing this lady!

@May-gr8bp Ай бұрын

I love this idea.

@teresaearl5688 Ай бұрын

I agree, an absolute angel ❤

@Clearwaters100 Ай бұрын

What an absoloute Legend 👏

@pepealexandre8815 Ай бұрын

Heroes! 💪💪🙏

@wintersnowowen2254 Ай бұрын

Very kind thing for this woman to do.

@Ianmundo Ай бұрын

the Britain that the Tories designed would have the poorest starve. Thankfully Britons step up to support each other when government is derelict in their duty

@BlutoandCo Ай бұрын

😂😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@rs.9165 Ай бұрын

Thank u

@peterwhitear7716 Ай бұрын

your doing a great job need more like you

@sheenawarecki92 9 күн бұрын

This is incredible 🥺💖!!!

@johnm6295 Ай бұрын

This shouldn't have to exist - But thank you, you help people like me every day, it's a shambles that food banks and things like this need to be done in this country, but I'm so thankful for people like you, I'm going to be volunteering to support our own community kitchen in my town - The work that these people do has helped me countless times, and I may not be able to give what little money I have, but in spite of my conditions, I can volunteer to sort boxes and help with donations that those who can and are kind enough to give do - We've all been for lack of a better term, royally shafted by this Tory government - We may not have money, but what a lot of us do have to give back is time to help support the communities that help support us - If you don't have the means to donate money or food, donate some time, even if it's just to chat with your neighbour and ask how they are, chat with people on the street outside, or in your garden, heaven knows we could all do with that little gab from time to time, check in on your neighbours, ask if they need anything, help your elderly neighbour with her garden, we get through best when we get through together.

@Sayitlikitiz101 19 күн бұрын

Poverty in the UK is different from the rest of Europe. Even in the poorest European countries, the situation many find themselves in the UK is rare. Shocking!

@SlapstickGenius23 15 күн бұрын

Who would’ve thought? Do you think so? Not even Romania has endemic poverty levels as high as the UK.

@sabine8419 17 күн бұрын

If the politicians had a lot less money, they wouldn't be so far removed.😅

@michaelandrews4783 9 күн бұрын

Impossible for a poor worker to sit in parliment (they have to go to work) this is by design.

@jessdean5500 Ай бұрын

Same here in Australia

@jo-sully-anne2418 27 күн бұрын

Great team work, well done! In Torbay, Devon there is a YUM (you + us = more) social supermarket bus that does a very similar thing. This area has very high levels of poverty and it breaks my heart that people are going hungry.

@newt5111 14 күн бұрын

wow this is incredible

@seanel76 Ай бұрын

Amazing

@kingrobert7246 Ай бұрын

People are forgetting that literally every major city has a labour majority council

@verystripeyzebra Ай бұрын

And you are forgetting it's central government who lay the groundwork.

@jasonhaven7170 Ай бұрын

We're not Americans, cities have very little power here

@AsheZ_X Ай бұрын

...and every major city with a labour majority council has had their funding from the Tory central government diminished to basically nothing.

@michaelandrews4783 9 күн бұрын

I did not realize Councils could raise taxes on the rich and end Austerity.

@jasonhaven7170 9 күн бұрын

@@michaelandrews4783 IMAGINE

@jaywalker3087 Ай бұрын

Victorian Values alive in 2024 !!

@haris_robinson 14 күн бұрын

yep, mass poverty and an aristocratic laissez faire government that requires independent charities to stop people dying. thats the kind of british tradition thats being conserved

@katiazayats977 Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@richardmunro3911 Ай бұрын

Nice woman there isn't too many people like her

@sandponics Ай бұрын

I was boon poor in a terraced house in England, and left for Australia 40+ years ago where I now live like a billionaire.

@Mkbshg8 Ай бұрын

That you dad?

@jasonhaven7170 Ай бұрын

Yeah, you took advantage of stolen land and wealth.

@Mr__Chicken 29 күн бұрын

@@jasonhaven7170 Stolen wealth?

@jasonhaven7170 29 күн бұрын

@@Mr__Chicken From the indigenous.

@juliawigger9796 Ай бұрын

What a brilliant idea!

@Ology3121 Ай бұрын

Deserves a Dame hood. However. Not likely as this woman speaks the truth.❤

@dyskelia 12 күн бұрын

Nobody should be hungry anywhere. We have the ability and resources to produce enough food for the entire world. It’s the distribution (or what prevents the distribution) that is the problem 😞😞

@michaelandrews4783 9 күн бұрын

But then how would the rich force other people to do work they need done to keep making money?

@mal7916 Ай бұрын

These people are doing God's work.

@MohamedIsmail-pc5wd Ай бұрын

This is a great idea, well done to everyone involved. However, we should all start growing some of our own food. Economic conditions are unlikely to improve for many years, and with the further threat of conflict on the continent, we are entering challenging times.

@LilyGazou Ай бұрын

Absolutely

@shennnai 21 күн бұрын

and how do u suggest they grow food when most ppl in poverty dont even have a garden

@theghostoftom Ай бұрын

Camerons "Big Society" also know as cutting every social and support programme because "someone else will do it". Voting for Tories should come with a free brain scan if you earn less than £500,000 a year.

@rinag598 Ай бұрын

If anyone Votes for the Conservative, they should be thrown in jail!

@julianash4663 Ай бұрын

What a greatthing todo for people

@alienog5297 Ай бұрын

real wonderfull people!

@teresitap5778 16 күн бұрын

Beautiful,loving work,thank you Michelle.❤

@studioNW1 Ай бұрын

I love this ❤

@JEM1989 Күн бұрын

If this doesn't make you angry, you aren't paying enough attention.

@marketads1 6 күн бұрын

Same as in the US. Middle class has dropped down into top of poverty level. Painful and shameful for we who have slid from our former abilities to care for our families.

@qeitkas594 8 күн бұрын

These people are the angels of the 21st century.

@margaretgreenwood4243 Ай бұрын

I thought we elected governments who understood finance and who protected the population, not ones who just line their pockets with Our money

@rinag598 Ай бұрын

Literally taking the public for mugs !! Yeah I’ll steal your money, put it in an offshore account in the Cayman Islands Rishi is planning to go back to California by end of August He knows he will lose the election !

@autumnmcewing9211 14 күн бұрын

Omg a marvelous idea ❤❤ thank you 🙏

@RJAH355 Ай бұрын

There not removed they couldn’t careless.

@PatrickFoley-vf3lr 14 күн бұрын

How much of their vast wealth has the 'ROYAL FAMILY' contributed to the poor? Nothing. Yet you all applaud when they parade by.

@SoberOKMoments 10 күн бұрын

They have supported amazing charity efforts of every kind, including providing job and life training for impoverished youth for decades.

@kayellejay9608 12 күн бұрын

I love that the people get to choose their foods.

@Conus426 17 күн бұрын

A hero. But yeah, the UK needs some big changes to make things better on a big scale for things to really get better.

@DRventura333 14 күн бұрын

Bravo to Ms. Michelle for providing this needed service. Pray for her continued success and service to the communities in need, as many don't have transport to go and buy groceries or visit food banks. She and others like her are doing better than the multi-million pound official charities who are supposed to be doing this work with peoples monetary donations.

@Oriana_leung 12 күн бұрын

0:05 Whao. 1:20 Yeah. 2:00 Yes. 7:15 😢 Very detailed/considerate/thoughtful.

@colindailley5062 18 күн бұрын

I'd love to make a donation, Guardian, to that food project in Liverpool. Any chance you could arrange for it ?

@laurelead Ай бұрын

Rains in Liverpool

@airsouthwestfan 18 күн бұрын

This lady is amazing!

@1Strawbz1 Ай бұрын

welcome to the uk. Most managers are rude & unapproachable. Ours is so out of touch we dont even have a box of cereal in the staff room. Can garentee atleast 50% of us are struggling but management dont care. No extra wages on bank holidays either

@andinab8060 16 күн бұрын

I love Liverpool for all the wonderful people and communities that exist there. I visited there for a few months over my life and I would love to live there one day ❤️

@rebeccalane9761 11 күн бұрын

Angles there people are ❤

@suzannehaigh4281 Ай бұрын

and day by day, it is becoming worse.

@jonboymk1bridgemaryfront889 Ай бұрын

TAX THE RICH

@verystripeyzebra Ай бұрын

They can afford tortoises!!! Thats going to send the Tories mental.

@molybdomancer195 Ай бұрын

I have created a list of all the things “the poor” aren’t supposed to have, but tortoises wasn’t on that. Should I add it?

@verystripeyzebra Ай бұрын

@@molybdomancer195 basically include anything that isn't the cheapest form of food. You know .. luxuries.

@kingrobert7246 Ай бұрын

isnt liverpool a majority labour council

@verystripeyzebra Ай бұрын

@@kingrobert7246 central government sets the base.

@PatHand-og9yd 12 күн бұрын

This people are brilliant! Nobody really wants charity per se. Providing cheap food, like 10 items for £5 … that is helping people in more than one way, since it maintains dignity. And there’s kind of a fun, happy feeling with those vans too.

@colindailley5062 18 күн бұрын

Ah, just seen your donation link. 😊

@giulianaraffa9391 28 күн бұрын

Michelle, bless HER forever, has got eyes and a lot of sight. The power of women: to have sight.

@tarlkoroban3733 Ай бұрын

Why are people living in poverty? Because they keep voting for the uniparty. That's why.

@marpintado Ай бұрын

UK, the poor man of Europe.

@corvus1238 Ай бұрын

Brexit and the Tories

@paulmcdonough1093 Ай бұрын

every country is same uk is richest in europe fact

@Gexmini Ай бұрын

@@paulmcdonough1093in fact it is one of the richest but not the richest.

@InputArchive Ай бұрын

It's only because of London that the UK is richer than it seems. The gap in the UK between the top richest city and the 2nd richest is one of the largest in Europe, it does a lot of the heavy lifting.

@Blue-bf8lv Ай бұрын

@@paulmcdonough1093 you can be rich but the wealth inequality has a huge gap

@alileevil 17 күн бұрын

Umm where are the men? In all these videos its the women starting and volunteering at food banks.

@MayorSom 10 күн бұрын

Certain part of North East feels like travelling back in time. Think The Condition of the Working Class in England by Friedrich Engels

@absoluteacw Ай бұрын

Interesting. Was there anything similar like this back in Liverpool or elsewhere in the UK in the 1980s when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister?

@JohnLukins-bk1ce Ай бұрын

You can get food the same day from these people . Liverpool citizen support scheme you have to wait 5 days to find out if you're accepted for an award .

@jarrodbarkley9061 18 күн бұрын

Scary veg?

@Ukipmiddleleft Ай бұрын

I've been living on 300 quid a month. Food bank day om Tuesday I can get some bread and fruit.

@andyroach420 Ай бұрын

She is an angle.

@mochithepeke Ай бұрын

@BeastPhilanthropy can you help?

@pinguaina 14 күн бұрын

Politicians are disgusting!

@channelI748 Ай бұрын

The country was founded by the ruling classes ruling over the lower class - this includes extreme exploitation and it can still be felt today. There needs to be a more fair distribution of wealth a better standard of living for all across the board. It is in these public schools boys interest to keep the working class dump watch GB News etc. It needs to be more fair right across the board.

@Gracitagouv 7 күн бұрын

There is no place 4 shame when it comes to these kind of things. Feed ureself and/or ure kids. Who cares what others think! Thats my 2 cents. Thnk you ice cream van people

@e4t662 Ай бұрын

I'm thinking of doing something like this in the US. Problem is, all the homeless have no money.

@r8chlletters Ай бұрын

Yeah, in the uk you don’t have folks with nothing because there are social programs in place. Not enough to live, but it’s something. Also, they don’t have the rampant drugs we do.