Jack Monroe #138 Jack Monroe MBE

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RobinsNest

Looks like she's getting through a lot of kitchen roll there- that's neither frugal nor environmentally friendly. In know it's not super expensive but I imagine it cuts deeply into the margins for oil savings.
 
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Emmapism

Today's episode of Poverty Street is bought to you by the letter F for febrile!

If only Jackie knew what it meant and how to use it in the correct context.
 
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kachoochoo

yeah, it's not happening, is it? that relevant one is from last week. great activism jack!



eta I may have misremembered the actual hashtag. anyone know who the founder is?

eta2 i may have misremembered a hashtag, but at least I don't grift online for a living eh lads! and I am tired and hungry and have had enough!
 
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Soapy Dolphin

#THUNDER...???
...fail.

The thought of the smell of the second hand fishy oil makes me feel quite wobbly.
 
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Boyo

Whaa? said:
A number of people are tweeting with the hashtag Thunderclap for Carers. Perhaps she will remember it if it trends.
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Nothing so far. Just tweeting a load of bollox about Norma Jean (whoever that is hahahaha). Oh founder, where art thou?
 
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Blunch

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Is this really a thing that happens in England?

PS This entire "woe is me" post, in which she's moving to a shoebox flat and she's gonna eBay her clothes because she's poooooooor was after the Kickstarter thing.
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Yes, if you ignore the many letters with "FINAL NOTICE" in bold black and/or red, fail to contact them to explain your circumstances, fail to accept an offer to go on a payment plan, and subsequently fail to open the door when they send you written notice that they will be round, they can get a warrant.

ETA undoubtedly many vulnerable people do ignore post and knocks on the door and owing money is extremely frightening for them. I just don't think this has the tint of reality about it as it does take an awful lot to get to that point. Maybe they did come round and put her on a prepaid meter. (shrug)
 
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girolle

What a surprise that the thunderfuck hashtag has been forgotten about. I'm sure I'm not the only Frau here who has friends and family who work in the NHS. I'm certain that we all know people who are nurses, doctors or healthcare assistants. It does hurt me to see the performative care. I'm not asking for her to tweet 24/7 about the NHS but if you have created a campaign because you care so much, maybe try and stick to it rather than tweeting pictures of Marilyn pissing Monroe? The people I know who are working on the wards at the moment are, to use a cliched phrase, truly at breaking point. If you say you're on their side, prove it rather than trying to create a hashtag to benefit yourself.
 
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Whaa?

She is now being asked why she is getting abuse.
10 mins no reply. I have not seen abusive remarks popping up in her replies. Perhaps she is concerned that the vegans will bring their chagrin to the source.
 
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Malibubarbie88

As a huge MM fan who has read many biographies etc... What is the point of her latest post? Does she think people honestly don't know that MM used to look quite different in her youth? Bizarre.

As someone who calls herself a writer (not a chef!) I am baffled by her use of..........

If you wish to trail off for dramatic effect it is three dots, called, I believe, an ellipsis. I find several dots grating, but I suppose that's because of my forensic attention to detail. Disappointingly this isn't a quirky aspect of personality caused by ADHD, autism or OCD. It's because I like things to be well written.
 
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Nottonightbabe

colouredlines said:
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Is this really a thing that happens in England?

PS This entire "woe is me" post, in which she's moving to a shoebox flat and she's gonna eBay her clothes because she's poooooooor was after the Kickstarter thing.
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No. You would not have your house broken into for an unpaid gas bill, and certainly not to change a meter. Ridiculous woman.
 
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TheDragonWithAFlagon

colouredlines said:
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Is this really a thing that happens in England?

PS This entire "woe is me" post, in which she's moving to a shoebox flat and she's gonna eBay her clothes because she's poooooooor was after the Kickstarter thing.
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Sort of. If you don't pay your bills, refuse to engage with them and/or reuse to continue a preagreed payment plan, the energy companies can apply for a warrant to enter the premises to fit a prepayment meter, rather than cut you off. The easy way to avoid that is to call them and agree a repayment plan. And in some cases, this may include having a prepayment meter fitted by consent - it saves you wittering on about shit like that word vomit.
 
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