Has anyone actually read the article? They're saying they don't know how much it'll cost, not that they're scrapping the idea.
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Really looking forward to the jokes about this Tory sum being way off. Obviously the media couldn't find a hook when Rudd got the average police officer's wage wrong and Hammond undervauled the cost of HS2 by £20bn, but they'll definitely have something hilarious for this feck up.
That is really odd, because they said it would cost £60m a year the night before their manifesto launch. Strong n' stable and all that.
And if you don't have very much but want it all taken away from you. Vote cons
Ms. Hartley-Brewer doesn't believe that anyone can not afford to eat breakfast - or feed their child breakfast it might be, to be strictly accurate.
What's the purpose of scrapping free lunches and bringing in free breakfast?
Cheaper, and as less kids to cater for as not everyone will get to school in time for them?
Cheaper, and as less kids to cater for as not everyone will get to school in time for them?
A 49p bag of porridge oats cooked with water would feed quite a few kids.
Labour needs to do well in Scotland and Wales if they want to have a chance of winning the General. Corbyn needs to go all out while campaigning.
Impossible.
Not impossible. SNP will not do as well this time as they did in 2015. Labour has to ensure that those seats lost by the SNP go to them and not to the Tories and others.
Paul Mason jumping the shark here
We can win this.
What the feck are the Tories doing.
They're frit.
National campaigns are suspended till Friday, but there was some local campaigning going on today at the discretion of the candidates (Labour as well).
My bins are full of Tory propaganda.
I've never seen so many Lib Dem flags and signs as in my constituency at the moment. Ironically think that Corbyn will ensure Hoey keeps her seat though.
I ripped up some that came a week ago and put it into the recycling bin. Turned around after putting the lid down to see the canvasser knocking at next door. I'd put the look on his face up on the wall if I had a picture of it.
Not sure I'd class backtracking as 'campaigning' tbf.
When is the rescheduled Andrew Neil interview with Paul Nuttall btw? Can't wait to see that.
Using recent events to try and bury backtracking, it's campaigning of a sort. Although maybe I'm too cynical and it could unfortunate timing. It's not
I dunno, I guess they were just replying to a question from the Indie? But either way that manifesto is a real clusterfeck.
7p per child for the free breakfasts plan is absurd. As bad as any Labour gaffe, and reiterates that whatever you think of Corbyn's he's no riskier than an option than May.
If there was a leadership debate on the cards, May would get destroyed. Shocking still to me that there won't be one.
I think Labour are still the riskier option, just.
The 7p per meal gaffe is insane (just asking someone to work the extra hour will cost 30-50p per meal if nothing else)...
But Labour want to heavily increase taxation, heavily increase spending, and nationalise things all over the place. Whether or not you support that idea, it's a huge change, with the potential to go very badly (for example, if increasing corporation tax and the highest tax rate moves jobs abroad).
On the other hand the Tories want to eject us from the Single Market faster than Theresa May can back-track on any cuts affecting Tory voters.
On the other hand, Labour's EU proposals are as clear as mud.
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Thanks. Deleted it @Ubik
If someone is in such a position, then i would argue that free school breakfasts (or lunches for that matter) misses the point. We're just slapping on a plater and telling parent/child to run along.
Time is a more acceptable conundrum given the difficulties of a commute, but not finances or know-how.
She struggles with self awareness, nevermind the lives of others.
She's really not that bright in general. I remember her being on Sky News after one of the European election (might have been Austria) and her basic lack of knowledge on really, really basic facts surrounding the election was astounding considering she was expected to have a discussion about it.
The 7p figure is misleading in its practical implications though, as it would only be accurate if the scheme saw a 100% participation rate. More than likely the actual range will fall somewhere between 14-21pence per child.
Corbyn encountered a somewhat similar funding problem with his own school meals proposal: in that instance, there was no provision for necessary capital spending by schools (nor staff IIRC).
Better than both of these however, would be to target a significant amount of resources at Home Ec. Or whatever they call it thee days.
If parents can't afford to properly feed their kids, they're certainly not going to be able to afford to pay for ingredients for their kids to bring to school to learn to cook with. It also does almost nothing to help with the child's nutrition, and they'd likely only have one class a week at best. Sure it'd help prepare them for later life, and I'd support it being a strong part of the curriculum for that reason, but it doesn't help the immediate problem.
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That's good, although means testing for low income can result in a lot of families who on paper look like they should be fine, but in reality have very little actual money falling through the cracks.
The poorest will still get it assuming they apply. The just about managing that May claims to be for won't.
UKIP 
EDIT: This is fake sadly. The vitamin D one is real though
EDIT: This is fake sadly. The vitamin D one is real though
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Blue passports, taupe stars and white dog shit.
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