Free School Meals

[arry]

[TaffyTDM]

Im really confused with this one and where my ranting belongs.

On the one hand, i saw an emotionally hysterical female, BAME, MP, loosing the plot in the debating chamber, and later in a 121 with the news caster declare that its the responsibility of the state to sort this, with no mention of parents, personal irresponsibility at all. This made me angry as, although i dont believe the dole is an awesome lifestyle people really look to be on, there is an undercurrent in society of take take take which pervades everywhere and makes this country, under the surface, something i hate. That the same vitriol is directed at the state by the same people when HMG interfere with other aspects of their lives isnt lost on me.

On the other hand the sight of the out of touch self serving twats making their principled opinion (which i do agree with) that enough help is being given grates massivly and is lost when they fuck off to their private bar for the cheapest, and best quality steak, chips and a pint for 20 miles in ang direction.

Hopefully there is a middle ground to be found, lest we continue to have a crisis of childhood obesity and starvation all at the same time

Did all the dailymail sadfaces really not think when they were smugly smashing the shit out of the half price thing not think where the money is coming from and who would be expected to fix it? And if they did, but didnt give grafters a second thought, should they be entitled to unchallenged sympathy now?

[Johnnythefox]

My local council has bunged £11 parents per eligible child (£2.20 per dinner) my gripe is that Universal Credit was increased by £20 per week (£1000 a year) until next April.


My local Labour supporting newspaper is making much out of the situation including listing all local businesses which are helping 'fill the littles ones rumbling tummies' many of them offering a free child meal when you buy an adult meal wtf

[Johnnythefox]

I was prompted by this to go online and searching my local Labour councils website i found their report on Child poverty, turns out that the most deprived wards in Plymouth have the most parents using tobacco and alcohol. That's not me being cruel, me being a Tory, me not giving a shit, it is the Labour councils very own findings.

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Johnnythefox]

A grand might just mean you had eleven quid for half term dinners though.

[Diggs]

By the sound of it we are all saying the same thing - if a kid is genuinely hungry then that kid should be fed. This should be done by the parents/carers first, but if they genuinely cannot afford to do it properly, then the State should provide the safety net.

Where we differ is in our varying definitions of 'genuine'...
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[Nobby the Bastard]

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[Ste]

The best way of giving out free school meals in the holidays would be as hot meals dished up and ready to eat.

To identify those who're in genuine need of help, families who need free school meals in the holidays are quite likely to be known by food banks and teachers will have a good idea of which kids are being sent to school unfed and or are not being fed properly in the holidays.

Add in something about being referred to social services and and you'd have a system that means kids aren't go unfed.

[Pjay]

Nobody seems to address the issues of who is supposed to be cooking and serving these meals.

I'm fairly sure the people that work in schools look forwards to half term for a break. Should these people be told they have to go into work out of contracted terms?

I have known a few people that have worked in school canteens over the years and they have had children of school age themselves and need to have the time off when their children have the time off. The costs of childcare wouldn't make going into work viable in half term.

Just a thought.
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[Johnnythefox]

[Johnnythefox]

[Johnnythefox]

the government should have gritted it's teeth and just paid out the cash but long term, education is the key. The left wing writer Jack Monroe (a female, Lbgt single parent) writes cookbooks with meals at 15-50p a head.

[arry]

[Diggs]

[arry]

So what we actually need then is not vouchers for meals, it's a Govt marketing campaign advising poor jobless types to retrain into county lines drug runners

[Pjay]

[Polarbear]

[Ste]

[Pjay]

[Polarbear]

[Ste]

What advantages do vouchers have over actual hot meals?

[Pjay]

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