Domestic lightbulbs don’t draw much power, even less if they’re the energy saver type, the whole not having them thing is utterly ridiculous.
There is no way you live 2 years without lightbulbs
It just sounds dramatic. And she's never explained how they got about in winter when it's barely light, or with a toddler who might be scared of the dark. You can't tell me they sat in the total darkness from about 4.30pm, you just can't.Domestic lightbulbs don’t draw much power, even less if they’re the energy saver type, the whole not having them thing is utterly ridiculous.
Also the housemates must have been very annoyed not to have a fridge or light bulbs.It just sounds dramatic. And she's never explained how they got about in winter when it's barely light, or with a toddler who might be scared of the dark. You can't tell me they sat in the total darkness from about 4.30pm, you just can't.
Two years is a long time to keep that hidden from a family you're supposedly close to. Are we to believe that she lived so nearby to her mum and dad, with her toddler son, and in two years neither mum or dad popped round? She was a single, first time mother, with shaky mental health, and they never popped round and saw how she was living, in TWO years? Knowing also, that she was unemployed, and times might be a bit hard? It's bullshit.What I will never get my head around is her insistence she lived in grinding poverty for two years (no heating, no light bulbs) with a very small child, but the child had a loving father and grandparents who apparently stood by idly and watched this?
During your time here you will laugh, a lot, so advice is don’t consume liquid whilst tattlingUh-huh. I crossed to this forum from Sarah Akwisombe's thread and are we allowed to feel heartbroken, if this is our first time finding out about Jack? :/
Cos they are sycophantic muppetsYou can also really see how jagged the edges of the holes are in this pic! And to use it you have to put your hand into it...this is so unsafe, how are people applauding it?!
Added. Btw, I think anyone with VIP status can edit the Wiki, so please feel free to add sources and links.@colouredlines Is it worth adding this to the timeline, the first article in the Guardian I can find?
July 2013, during the prostitution time!
How to eat on £10 a week: the shopping list and the recipes
Blogger Jack Monroe's £10 weekly shop makes three meals a day for two – with some left over for the next week.www.theguardian.com
Thank you. I wondered about adding but didn't want to tread on anyone's toes.Added. Btw, I think anyone with VIP status can edit the Wiki, so please feel free to add sources and links.
Previous claim of being a SW was whilst pregnant. There was an anonymous article and 'Sam' later confirmed to be Jack and implied SB's father was a client.I’m a day behind so this might already have been commented on - she claims to have been involved in prostitution and stealing food to survive in 2013, isn’t that at odds with the more recent timeline?
She froze the leftovers, so freezer but no fridge. Unless her flat really was that cold.Guardian article July 2013
Jack Monroe: the face of modern poverty | Patrick Butler
Patrick Butler: A mother's blog about feeding herself and her son for £10 a week has led to her becoming a sought-after campaignerwww.google.com
Observer piece July 2013
How blogging about my £10 a week food shop helped me cope with life
When Jack Monroe lost her job she learnt how poverty isn't just having no heating, fridge or lighting, it's feeding your son one Weetabix with water. Then she started writing about itwww.theguardian.com
She's been exaggerating since the start.
Please tread on toes. It's a full time job trying to get all those links in.Thank you. I wondered about adding but didn't want to tread on anyone's toes.
The pics & video here were taken in her flat - quoting Potatoes, The mirrored tiles were my landlords decision, not mine, but I did like them. Shame the rest of the flat was a cold damp sh*thole, but the very tiny kitchen was alright.@colouredlines Is it worth adding this to the timeline, the first article in the Guardian I can find?
July 2013, during the prostitution time!
How to eat on £10 a week: the shopping list and the recipes
Blogger Jack Monroe's £10 weekly shop makes three meals a day for two – with some left over for the next week.www.theguardian.com
Depressing that the comments are pretty much what we say today about performative poverty, portion size, strange reliance on Tim’s when fresh is cheaper, weird insistence on boiling toxins out of canned chickpeas...@colouredlines Is it worth adding this to the timeline, the first article in the Guardian I can find?
July 2013, during the prostitution time!
How to eat on £10 a week: the shopping list and the recipes
Blogger Jack Monroe's £10 weekly shop makes three meals a day for two – with some left over for the next week.www.theguardian.com
I might add some to it at some point, be good to get some of the recent FSM stuff in there and how she tried to insert herself in it all. Debunk some of the "Jack lead the campaign" crap that gets put out therePlease tread on toes. It's a full time job trying to get all those links in.
My vote for the new thread title!Apple batter jeans, Coop with the fur, everybody on the train was lookin at huuuur! Sorry
NotJack promised churros at the weekend a few days ago. If she follows through we will know she is NOT Jack.notJack really really loves coriander.
Just saying.
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