"I mean, honestly!  The United Kingdom is a fabulously rich country to live in.  We have everything we need.  No competent person actually has to beg for food in the UK."
So all the people queuing up at the food banks are incompetent? Give it a rest and listen to some real people's experiences,like this man:
http://audioboom.com/boos/2713731-such-a-heartbreaking-call-the-man-too-poor-to-eat

All this let them eat porridge statements reminds me of the story of some titled lady or other lecturing To a group of women in Londons east end during WW11 on how to make a meal from fisheads,after her lecture she asked for any questions,a women at the back shouted,yes,who ate the rest of the fish?