Our panel... Blaming us is a cop-out
The single mum-of-three, 38, from Grimsby, Lincs, says: “I have a son who can’t eat dairy or soy so I can’t eat own-brand food all the time. I have to buy food that’s three or our times more expensive so he doesn’t get ill. Instead of blaming us, why won’t the Government do something to help us get out of this?”
CARLY NEWMAN
Carly, 36, who lives in London with her son Ezra, says George Eustice’s comments shows how “disconnected he is from reality”.
She says: “It’s a massive cop-out. The Government is just running away from the fact that because of their decisions the cost of living is so high and people’s salaries and benefits aren’t meeting that.”
TRACY DAVIES
Fibromyalgia sufferer Tracy, 57, lives in Cheshire with her husband and full-time carer Paul and their two autistic children.
She says: “They probably get more in expenses in a day than we get paid in a week. I bet they wouldn’t know how much a loaf of bread was.”
PETER MARCINIAK
Retired Peter, 70, who lives with wife Jayne in Nottingham, says: “I bet he doesn’t buy own-brand. Do as I say, not as I do. People are already buying the cheapest food they can, this man doesn’t think. The only way we can get the Government to sit up and take notice is to use our feet and get out and vote.”
JEN DERRICK
Jen, 52, who lives with her husband Jonathan and their five children in Mansfield, Notts, says: “Such comments highlight the ignorance of our Government. It feels like they would very much like it, if the backbone of this country wouldn’t mind awfully taking a hit or two for the team.”