The United Nations recognises it as a universal human right, so does Brazil, India and South Africa, where the right to adequate food is enshrined in law. Surprisingly, access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food is not on the UK statute books and never has been. For many, it is still a privilege. Hunger, like poor quality food, is not inevitable, it is the result of political choices.
Such choices are reflected in the appalling rates of food poverty across the UK. When Andy Burnham last sat in a cabinet meeting in 2010 there were 35 food banks – today there are 2,700.
