Ironically, just after I posted the photo of the END HUNGER sign on the bank of Lough Erne to greet the G8 leaders as they arrived for the summit today, one of those leaders tweeted a photo of what he would be having for dinner this evening…
Ironic, and sadly out of touch. There’s no money in the budget for nutrition interventions, living wages and free school meals – but Bushmills whiskey and fillet beef are apparently all part of the day job…
In the ten seconds it will take to decide between mint, rose or violet creams, another child in the world will have died from malnutrition.
Can our politicians listen to us, and work with us, to end hunger, starvation and malnutrition across the world?
Jack Monroe. Twitter: @MsJackMonroe