By Sarah Gill In 1845, Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen published the incredibly moving and vital tale of The Little Match Girl. The story takes place on New Year's Eve as the heaviest of snows falls. A young, poor girl is roaming the empty streets in the hopes of selling some measly match sticks. Her head is bare, her feet are naked and not one person has … [Read more...] about 173 years later and the poignancy of ‘The Little Match Girl’ remains
Poverty
Food poverty: a problem we must face up to
In school, my third-year teacher shared an insider tip about how best to differentiate between the spelling of a saccharine, post-dinner course and an arid terrestrial landscape. “Dessert gets one more S,” Mrs Bourne said. “Because who doesn’t want more dessert?” In my third-year mind, the concept was simple - I would brave the piles of steaming Brussels sprouts to … [Read more...] about Food poverty: a problem we must face up to