Jack Monroe #91 POOR (ISH)

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Went back to check on kind squiggle who sent her the score for the trolley. Follow up tweet shows you exactly who JM is getting money from. Potentially someone on a low income, far, far lower than Mack's.

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This is truly shameful on Jack's part.

I've always found through life that it's those with the least who are the most generous. Jack is totally exploiting them, whilst claiming to be on their side.
 
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I fucking love this.
 
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A quick trawl through the archives for her poverty timeline:

In 2014, her life had changed beyond recognition and she acknowledged that she was not poor anymore: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/11/jack-monroe-five-recipes-new-cookbook

This was when she was trying to just be a food writer - no mention of weetabix or jam(!): https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...g-kids-food-is-more-than-fuel-pancake-recipes

But that didn't work for her. She can't cook, so if she's not rinsing beans nobody cares about her recipes, and her second book didn't do well.

She was dropped by Sainsbury's in late 2014 for her vile comment about David Cameron's son. She also parted ways with her original publisher around that time (she variously got dropped for being trans or left because she wanted to produce a cookbook on a much faster timeframe - lol).

Around the third book (Kickstarter), she became Permanently Poor. Why? Because she's not good enough to have a career as a normal food writer. She needs a gimmick, and hers is poverty.

She is gross.
 
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Went back to check on kind squiggle who sent her the score for the trolley. Follow up tweet shows you exactly who JM is getting money from. Potentially someone on a low income, far, far lower than Mack's.

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Scarletfever I can't DM you ( or at least I don't know how to ) but if you or anyone else knows how to get in touch with the squiggle ( I don't do SM ) I'd like to pay that person her money back.
 
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Mr F is not impressed. One of our friends follows her on Twitter, so he sees some of her tweets ( she blocked me) & he’s very puzzled as to why she shops twice a day. I explained her yellow sticker reasoning.

Mr F “What about Aldi & Lidl? If she’s that skint they are cheaper & decent enough.”
Me “Oh, apparently they are too far away, about an hours walk.”
Mr F “ I’m sorry, but she can just fuck off.”

Mr F when not working from home walks for almost an hour to get to work, then repeats on the way back, even with arthritis in his foot & a DVT In his leg!

I mentioned that £20 she got from that poor disabled follower. His reply;

” Oh for fucks sake, why can’t she get a proper job like everyone else?”

Mr F is currently bashing his laptop keyboard in disgust.

https://giphy.com/jJxaUysjzO9ri
 
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The thing is, I don’t think Jack would ever look to see who gave her money. She’s too up her own arse, has absolutely no interest whatsoever in her followers (including the ones who give her money) & is so privileged and middle class that she probably thinks everyone has spare cash to fling to an urchin like her. I don’t think she’d even think twice of people giving her cash normally, particularly as she also genuinely seems to think she’s ‘hard up’ because she’s not a millionaire, isn’t a genuine celebrity and doesn’t live in a 5 bedroom house & have a property empire like her parents.

That’s why Tattle is actually a public service. Given that she reads here quicker than she reads a Rebus book (her choice to do that, nobody’s forcing her, m’lud) she’s forced to see who these people are that are giving her money. She’s being presented with differing opinions. Given her increasing tantrums whenever anyone so much as says they cook chicken with a different type of oil, I suspect it’s causing cognitive dissonance at the very least. In essence, you fraus and herrs are acting as her conscience. Initially it won’t do much but the more she tantrums and the more she tries to justify things (to herself and the world) the more it will unravel.

Just my opinion, your honour. Now fuck off!
 
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Scarletfever I can't DM you ( or at least I don't know how to ) but if you or anyone else knows how to get in touch with the squiggle ( I don't do SM ) I'd like to pay that person her money back.
happy to chip in as I’ve been trying to find her on Twitter this morning for the same reason. It’s difficult though as I don’t think an amazon voucher will be as useful as cash for someone in her situ but you’ve got to be careful doxxing yourself on PayPal as JM is truly vile. Not just virtue signalling but will also donate £20 to match what JM is taking out of food bank circulation to our local one as I’ve felt icky on spending £3 on JM’s mushroom soup, but see value in comparing the images so will keep it in the shop. To think we’re the fucking trolls ey x
 
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She’s got Napolina lentils on the shelves too - currently £0.85 vs £0.55 for own brand ones
 
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"The rain is just as wet when you went to a grammar school"???

https://giphy.com/yuQi4S7rIFZGFAJ33e
 
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Scarletfever I can't DM you ( or at least I don't know how to ) but if you or anyone else knows how to get in touch with the squiggle ( I don't do SM ) I'd like to pay that person her money back.
Splendid, please tell her that somebody Has already bought her a trolley and she’s minted and shouldn’t be taking her winter allowance
 
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