Rincewind Posted 18 May 2013 Posted 18 May 2013 raDNO Looks at Finance and Photography Today Down Not Out News Agency in Leicester continues the development of its raDNO show with live ‘on air’ ‘Confidence Through Broadcasting training over the internet on Panj Pani Radio today between 12 pm and 4 pm. This week raDNO will speak to a representative from local charity, Action Homeless, who will be talking about money management and the transition between moving from living in hostels to securing and keeping your own accomodation. Down Not Out is a news agency run by people with experience of homelessness or vulnerable housing. Funded by the Big Lottery it was formed from a partnership between local charity, Action Homeless, and Citizens’ Eye Community News Agency. The 4 hour session starts with a discussion of financial issues affecting homeless and vulnerably housed people. Between 1-2 pm local disability campaigner, Andy Morris, will be hosting ‘The Moggy Mobile’. Between 2-3 pm RichardB will be hosting the raDNO cultural show, ‘The Big DONut’, and between 3 – 4 pm Simon Parker will be hosting ‘Frog Island Discs’ In his ‘Moggy Mobile’ show today between 1 and 2 pm presenter, Andy Morris, will be exploring sandwiches to celebrate ‘National Sandwich Week’, with a discussion of food preparation in hostels, along with a look at ‘A Girl Called Jack Blog’ in which Jack Monroe ‘lived below the line’ feeding her and her son for £5 per week. RichardB will be presenting ‘The Big DONut’ which will be an eclectic look at arts and culture in Leicester and exploring what the DNO team have found interesting across the city recently - in the light of Leicester putting itself forward for consideration for city of culture 2017. The show will also include poetry from DNO poets Ken, Craig and Father Chas. Simon Parker will be hosting the ’Frog Island Discs’ choices of local Community Action Photographer, Andy Williams, charting his journey from volunteering in community media to to establishing his own Adwaen photography and training business. ​ RichardB, Down Not Out sub-editor, who will be leading on the development of the raDNO said; “We aim to enlighten, educate, entertain, and above all, have a load of fun. raDNO is going to have something for everyone.†Simon Parker, Down Not Out News Agency coordinator said: “We’re hoping to get a good balance between light and shade. Looking at serious issues but with humour too.†Simon Parker said: “It’s great that the show will be hosted on Panj Pani Radio as the station is hosted by the NHS Partnership Trust. It allows us to explore the positive, confidence and self-esteem development that broadcasting training can bring and allows us to look at health issues around homelessness.†You can listen to the raDNO show by visiting: http://panjpaniradio.co.uk/ or http://tunein.com/radio/PanjPani-Radio-s98039/
Rincewind Posted 18 May 2013 Author Posted 18 May 2013 Can you live on £5 pw? This single mother has. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9900773/My-49p-lunch-with-a-girl-called-Jack.html
lavrentis Posted 18 May 2013 Posted 18 May 2013 Can you live on £5 pw? This single mother has. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9900773/My-49p-lunch-with-a-girl-called-Jack.html Reminds me of a guy who blew his student finance money
MooseBreath Posted 18 May 2013 Posted 18 May 2013 £5 per week is impressive. Just goes to show how easily these hand out scroungers have it. £5 on food, £70odd quid on booze and fags for the week.
Captain... Posted 19 May 2013 Posted 19 May 2013 £5 per week is impressive. Just goes to show how easily these hand out scroungers have it. £5 on food, £70odd quid on booze and fags for the week. So you've not read the article then.
MooseBreath Posted 19 May 2013 Posted 19 May 2013 So you've not read the article then. Actually I did. Very boring it was too. What's your point?
Rincewind Posted 19 May 2013 Author Posted 19 May 2013 Actually I did. Very boring it was too. What's your point? Actually I did. Very boring it was too. What's your point? Boring as in not conforming to your viewpoint?
MooseBreath Posted 19 May 2013 Posted 19 May 2013 Boring as in not conforming to your viewpoint? No, I'm actually using the article to make a point about scroungers being handed too much free money, hence I agree with the point it makes. It's boring because it contains paragraphs like this: "The scent of cumin and garlic drifted tantalisingly down the narrow stairway: but first she took me shopping at her local Sainsbury's, where she buys most of her food. This is not, she explained, from any particular loyalty, but because it is at the end of her road and it is cheaper shopping here than forking out the bus fares to another supermarket." I mean, wow.
Captain... Posted 19 May 2013 Posted 19 May 2013 Actually I did. Very boring it was too. What's your point?Then clearly you didn't understand it, first of all she is not living off £5 a week, she has ten pounds a week to spend on food after other expenses, and that is to feed her and her child. So your comment is factually incorrect, or do you think that people on benefits only spend their benefits on food and have no other expenses except booze and fags? And if you had read it you would have realised it wasn't easy and that she basically had to sell off everything she could and spend a lot of time monitoring prices, buying the cheapest possible and cooking everything, including things like bread, from scratch. Not everyone knows how to do that, especially in England. It is no surprise she comes from a non English background to be able to cook like that because we just don't have that culinary knowledge in the UK. Regardless of that your sums were wrong and you are showings yourself up again as not having a clue what you're on about.
MooseBreath Posted 19 May 2013 Posted 19 May 2013 Oh well that's that then. We should increase all benefits because British people don't know how to make bread. I clearly did understand that she survives on £5 per week for food. To quote my earlier post, "£5 on food". Yes, she feeds herself and her baby for £10 per week. That's two people being fed for £10. If you divide the £10 by two, you get a rough idea as to how much it costs to feed one of them. So, 10 / 2 = 5. Obviously there are other expenses, but as far as I'm concerned if we work it out bottom up, starting with say £7 per week on food (I've allowed £2 extra so people can buy the bread which they don't know how to make - makes all the difference), plus £30 odd for bills. That's £37, almost halfing the current JSA handout. Sounds good to me. I applaud the article.
Captain... Posted 19 May 2013 Posted 19 May 2013 Oh well that's that then. We should increase all benefits because British people don't know how to make bread. I clearly did understand that she survives on £5 per week for food. To quote my earlier post, "£5 on food". Yes, she feeds herself and her baby for £10 per week. That's two people being fed for £10. If you divide the £10 by two, you get a rough idea as to how much it costs to feed one of them. So, 10 / 2 = 5. Obviously there are other expenses, but as far as I'm concerned if we work it out bottom up, starting with say £7 per week on food (I've allowed £2 extra so people can buy the bread which they don't know how to make - makes all the difference), plus £30 odd for bills. That's £37, almost halfing the current JSA handout. Sounds good to me. I applaud the article. Where do you think she gets her money from? She doesn't have a job... Come on... You can work this out... That's right she is on benefits. So after paying all her bills she has a tenner left for food for her and her kid. So what will happen if you cut benefits? She will have less than a tenner to feed two people. This is just a typical Tory attitude, well one person can feed 2 people on a tenner a week, well why can't everyone else, lets cut benefits.
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