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Re: Theresa May - the children's meal snatcher!!!

Originally Posted by Julie1962 ->
I'm not quite as sure as you Barry, I was on free school meals I was raised by my nan and grandad they got no help apart from those meals. I am amazed looking back they could afford on a farm workers wage then a basic pension that they could afford to keep us three girls at all. Neither lived the high life my nans only luxury was a jigsaw puzzle every so often and my grandad had a pouch of tobacco once a month. A real treat he considered that.

There are families out there still that struggle on even less than they had.
I doubt that Julie, but if there are then a miniscule percentage.
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Re: Theresa May - the children's meal snatcher!!!

And they need protecting by helping their kids IMO
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Wouldn't those small percentage of kids be better being targetted for help rather than wasting money on those who don't actually need free school meals?
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Re: Theresa May - the children's meal snatcher!!!

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
I would hate to think that there are children who would go without food if it wasn't given free in schools and I'm sure there are genuine cases of hardship; but I do wonder how many of these parents who can't afford to feed their children still manage an iphone and cigarettes.
and tattoos and piercings! Even a tiny tattoo is £50 and some parents are covered in them.
 
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