[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I don’t think the way it has been done up to now is the answer, vouchers are too easily spent on nutrition poor food, they could give the cash to a meals on wheels type business who can deliver the meals chosen by the child or the parent at the beginning of each holiday week

Can you imaginexplain the stigma for children if that were a reality? 'Oh look, there's Kylie waiting for the free food van! LOL!!' Silly idea.
However, I do agree that the vouchers should not be able to be spent on everything in store, only food items.

[Kizzy]

They've played a blinder tbh.. if you take into consideration the tier 3 restrictions coming into effect across the country, if households have to take a 33% cut in income how many more of those just about managing families will be pushed below the poverty line and their kids become eligible for a free school meal?

It's going to be a very long, very hard winter. I'd keep an eye on the infant mortality rates because decisions like this have an impact and consequences.

But us taxpayers shouldn't have to worry about that...should we?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

So you're supporting Tories regardless of what they do, how sad.

Look, there is nothing wrong with backing the winners.


Kaz has rights

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Can you imaginexplain the stigma for children if that were a reality? 'Oh look, there's Kylie waiting for the free food van! LOL!!' Silly idea.
However, I do agree that the vouchers should not be able to be spent on everything in store, only food items.

There are companies out there who do it already ...Gousto for example, no one is saying they will be delivered by the free food van...Amazon delivers food ...as do Deliveroo...etc...M and S and Morrisons already do food boxes so its not a stretch to have a food box delivered anonymously especially in 2020 when everyone has regular deliveries

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Look, there is nothing wrong with backing the winners.


Kaz has rights

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by arista

Look, there is nothing wrong with backing the winners.


Kaz has rights

She's free to vote for whoever she wants but it's sad to support a party that sees her and anyone who isn't a millionaire as trash.

[Kazanne]

I don't know where people live to never have seen kids in rags and running wild, while their parents are fagging it ,looking on their smartphones waiting for a 62" TV to be delivered !!These are the ones that spoil it for the genuine cases. Those that are genuine should get help and they will, the others are just lazy arses and their kids suffer through them no one else.

[Liam-]

Okay, so if that does happen and parents are buying luxuries rather than feeding their children, why should the government abandon them? It’s not the kids faults it’s happening, that makes them even more cruel in my eyes

That being said, the lazy, good for nothing, smoking, iPhone buying, holiday taking, alcohol drinking parents are in such an obvious minority, that it’s used as a boogeyman as an excuse for the government to shirk their responsibilities and paint poor people in a bad light in the process.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I don't know where people live to never have seen kids in rags and running wild, while their parents are fagging it ,looking on their smartphones waiting for a 62" TV to be delivered !!These are the ones that spoil it for the genuine cases. Those that are genuine should get help and they will, the others are just lazy arses and their kids suffer through them no one else.

Valid Points

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Cherie

There are companies out there who do it already ...Gousto for example, no one is saying they will be delivered by the free food van...Amazon delivers food ...as do Deliveroo...etc...M and S and Morrisons already do food boxes so its not a stretch to have a food box delivered anonymously especially in 2020 when everyone has regular deliveries

I think I will pitch this to Rishi


I could make the new years honours

Arese Dame Cherie of Teeeb

Thank you ma’am

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I think I will pitch this to Rishi


I could make the new years honours

Arese Dame Cherie the Dweeeb

Thank you ma’am

Fixed.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Fixed.

[Scarlett.]

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I don't know where people live to never have seen kids in rags and running wild, while their parents are fagging it ,looking on their smartphones waiting for a 62" TV to be delivered !!These are the ones that spoil it for the genuine cases. Those that are genuine should get help and they will, the others are just lazy arses and their kids suffer through them no one else.

Where does this happen? Apart from in the fictional stories of those looking to demonise people worse off than themselves?

I love how a 62 inch TV seemingly pays for daily school meals for a full year.

[joeysteele]

Well it's learned a little of where the other side comes from doesn't it on this thread.

For me it was a simple choice this.

The government already had this in place except for school holiday periods.
This bill was to extend it those few weeks then to hopefully ensure children that needed it, got at least a good meal a day.
Even during school holidays.

Frankly, it's surprising it didn't originally cover the holiday periods anyway to me.

So there it is.
For me, any MP, I don't care from whatever party, who wouldn't then support this.
In my view are cruel and wrong bigtime.

The fact it's Con MPs who did speaks volumes about their warped, discriminatory and selfish thinking.

Personally I've no time for a single MP who voted this down or for that matter for anyone who supports them doing so either.

It's simply petty, wrong and disgraceful.
In my view.

[arista]

Slim digging up his Youth of 1995
typical posting from you.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Scarlett.

Back in that day
all was Dandy.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by arista

Back in that day
all was Dandy.

Well that's.... wildly incorrect.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Well that's.... wildly incorrect.

All and Dandy
for Officers of the Sea.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by arista

All and Dandy
for Officers of the Sea.

*checks thread title*

Sure thing, arista.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

Slim digging up his Youth of 1995
typical posting from you.

It's almost like politicians should be accountable for the things they've said.

[Withano]

Tories hate hungry children and I’m not even surprised lol

I haven’t read the thread yet, but it’s several pages long. Please don’t tell me that the usual suspects are defending this **** with a daily mail verbatim swing.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Obviously no child should go without meals, but as usual, this being a predominately labour supporting forum membership, the full story is not being portrayed. It's par for the course unfortunately

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Exactly, not really worth giving other opinions as you only get veiled insults.

Either of you wanna add further than LALALALA YOURE LABOUR NOT LISTENING LALALALA? Enlighten the forum. Give this ****ing horrid seeming story the positive swing it deserves.

[Withano]

Just read the thread.

Poor people can’t afford tax (are we getting a tax deduction because of this?) but could afford seven meals a week for each of their children because that’s cheaper?!? is the best defence so far

That’s not washing with me and I’m saddened it would wash with anybody else in the entire world.

Any other defences?

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

It's almost like politicians should be accountable for the things they've said.

Yes so long as you Date it.


But what he said in 1995
is worthless to his prime minister level.