You talk utter bollocks.
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Most liked posts in thread: Marcus Rashford and the 'free school meals'.
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In the minority of cases where they are truly vulnerable - and I mean truly - then they become the states issue but they should become the states issue 100% of the time not just between the hours of 9 and 3. That's based on safety more than anything.
I don't want the state to start being responsible for cooking meals and putting them on the table. It's the exact sort of governmental interference that I don't want. Feeding your own kids in the most basic of individual parental responsibility.Bronco and Tony Wilkinson like this. -
Yes it is and most parents do their parental duty without fuss or fanfare. A bit of extra money would always be welcome but they'd get by without it as they always have. I agree that the most vulnerable children need more support. We know how the kids will end up if they don't get the support so to invest in them now is investing in the future of the whole community.Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...Aaron Baker and How like this. -
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Comments like wrong action taken, right action taken but not taken soon enough or public not given enough notice. Easy for opposition to come up with these criticisms when you are not in power yourself.
The one thing Boris got right (and I am no fan of the guy) was when he talked about Colonel Hindsight and his regiment of snipers.Bronco and Rogered Tart like this. -
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Now on a more controversial note. I think the Government should have extended the scheme as he asked them to. Along side that I think that schools should be promoting old fashioned family values and how children should be brought up by both parents. That wouldn't go down well though and it would also end up making some kids feeling stigmatized.
There's no easy answer I'm afraid.Bronco and Rogered Tart like this. -
Matt Hancock said earlier today that the PM had discussed the school meal situation with Marcus Rashford only recently. Rashford has denied this and said the last time he and the PM spoke was in June. It's a poor state of affairs and says much about our Govt when most people believe Rashford's version of events rather than the word of the Prime Minister or a Secretary of State.
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Look at this absolute disgrace of a human being.
The utter plonker has a chance on national television to regain a bit of humanity and say "Look, we had an alternative plan and that's what we were trying to push through, but yes I regret rejecting this approach as it's more expedient and all that matters is the health of our nation's children", instead he's tried to look clever with a typical politician's answer and ended up stumbling over his own feet like the immense clown that he is.
But at least we understand he couldn't have answered like that because he doesn't understand what shame is, and it simply didn't occur to him to do everything in his power to ensure no child goes hungry because he simply can't empathise with people he doesn't even nearly understand.RCarol and BradfordBanter like this. -
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I know at first hand in a previous job how kids are neglected and money was not the issue.
Though saying that free meals at a local school during holidays should ensure the kids do get fed and are less neglected.Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...Bronco likes this. -
I try not to let those "deviants", as you put it, distract from the main issue. There is a balance of responsibility between the individual and the state and often the focus on that balance is too often weighted towards the "free" option provided by the state rather than personal responsibility.Damo likes this. -
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Just trying to have a look around to educate myself on some of the impact.
Found this article concerned with child hunger and the example they used at the bottom actually made me laugh,
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/03/exclusive-fifth-of-uk-homes-children-hungry-lockdown
Felix Platt, 15, Norfolk
Felix and Romilly Platt.
“It’s really tough. Dad works as a restorer and mum stays at home but there are nine of us under 18 in the house all the time now: three in primary school, two in high school, one in sixth form and three little ones. We have to be more resourceful about what we’re eating – simpler things like pasta and pizza and fish fingers that are easier and cheaper to cook.
“There are no snacks or treats and the little ones are finding it harder, they’re not used to food being rationed. Trying to keep everyone balanced and happy is really hard at the moment. Fruit and veg isn’t the main thing Mum and Dad are worried about, they’re trying to just give us the main meals.”
Erm......does anybody want to spot the major issue that could be causing the hunger problem here? I'm not sure it's government policyBronco likes this.
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