![Councillor disputes claim that cash-strapped Chesterfield council is like Oliver Twist - and has more in common with the 'Artful Dodger' Councillor disputes claim that cash-strapped Chesterfield council is like Oliver Twist - and has more in common with the 'Artful Dodger'](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIyMTNhMDZiLTgxMDctNDNjMy1hYjZjLWI3N2VhMmM4NzkyZTpkNjUzZmRjYS0wOWYxLTQ4MDctYmMwZS0xNThlMWZlZDhjODI=.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)
Councillor disputes claim that cash-strapped Chesterfield council is like Oliver Twist - and has more in common with the 'Artful Dodger'
![Image of Oliver Asking for More, illustration for 'Oliver Twist' by Charles by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after) Image of Oliver Asking for More, illustration for 'Oliver Twist' by Charles by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after)](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.LLM.5527340.7055475/434076.jpg)
Image of Oliver Asking for More, illustration for 'Oliver Twist' by Charles by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after)
![Oliver Twist, holding a bowl and a spoon, asks for more food, while other children and a woman look surprised. Etching by George Cruikshank. | Wellcome Collection Oliver Twist, holding a bowl and a spoon, asks for more food, while other children and a woman look surprised. Etching by George Cruikshank. | Wellcome Collection](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0039264/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
Oliver Twist, holding a bowl and a spoon, asks for more food, while other children and a woman look surprised. Etching by George Cruikshank. | Wellcome Collection
We feel like Oliver Twist with a begging bowl': Families in Lancashire suffer growing anxiety over not being able to heat their homes
![In “Oliver!” (1968), the desperation of the orphans' hunger is demonstrated in this scene where Oliver Twist asks for a second serving of British food, which is something that no one would In “Oliver!” (1968), the desperation of the orphans' hunger is demonstrated in this scene where Oliver Twist asks for a second serving of British food, which is something that no one would](https://i.redd.it/k6whosje23m91.jpg)
In “Oliver!” (1968), the desperation of the orphans' hunger is demonstrated in this scene where Oliver Twist asks for a second serving of British food, which is something that no one would
!['We feel like Oliver Twist with a begging bowl': Families in Lancashire suffer growing anxiety over not being able to heat their homes | UK News | Sky News 'We feel like Oliver Twist with a begging bowl': Families in Lancashire suffer growing anxiety over not being able to heat their homes | UK News | Sky News](https://videos.skynews.com/image/v1/static/6058004172001/bc4074c3-ca02-4e5c-b156-00786a0f4b75/39afe510-3c48-432e-8a4e-302789999a3a/1280x720/match/image.jpg)
'We feel like Oliver Twist with a begging bowl': Families in Lancashire suffer growing anxiety over not being able to heat their homes | UK News | Sky News
![Paddy Diver on X: "We go into Christmas now with the begging bowl stretched out to a Dickensian Govt who thinks they can simply feed us scraps Let's be clear, there will Paddy Diver on X: "We go into Christmas now with the begging bowl stretched out to a Dickensian Govt who thinks they can simply feed us scraps Let's be clear, there will](https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/FFXENwAXMAYYyAA.jpg)