THE stories from people running foodbanks are varying as they tell of the scale of poverty facing many in our city.

We have heard of people unable to accept food that requires heating because they can't afford the electricity to warm it up.

Now we hear of a distraught mum leaving her baby in wet nappies to make their supplies last longer. For this woman every single penny is indeed a prisoner.

While the politicians argue about the reasons for the growth in foodbanks, those at the sharp end are seeing more and more people being referred for help.

The Ibrox foodbank needs £1000 worth of food a week to stock its centres, which is a considerable amount. Hopefully, one day the need for emergency food will reduce and even disappear, but until then the charities are relying on donations to keep them going.

Glasgow people always rally round to help those in crisis and the huge volume of donations at Central Station a few months ago proved that to be true.

What is sad is that the level of poverty today is so great that such acts of charity are needed at all.