Hand-outs for middle class parents don’t help the poorest children Opinion In a tight spending environment, anyone who cares about child poverty should be advocating for policies that have a real impact – not free school meals for wealthy families, says Ben Gadsby The government is marking the post-Easter return to school with a focus on poverty, as they begin rolling out breakfast clubs to every [...]
Sadiq Khan is right, every child in London deserves a free school meal Joanne McCartney Universal free school meals are fairer, better for the economy and good for children’s educational outcomes, says Joanne McCartney Elections and manifestos are about priorities and Sadiq Khan has decided that feeding all state primary school children and supporting families through the cost-of-living crisis is a top one for him. Free school meals are great [...]
Sadiq Khan should remember there’s no such thing as a free lunch Alys Denby Free school meals for the children on multi-millionaires is classic Khan – superficial, unevidenced and the wrong priority for London, says Alys Denby Sadiq Khan has made the promise of permanent free school meals the centrepiece of his reelection campaign. It’s typical of the Mayor’s approach to governing, being utterly superficial, unevidenced and the wrong [...]