People are trying to defend the Tories' free school meal policy and it's not going down well

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It’s been heartwarming, if a little bittersweet, to see restaurants rally around Marcus Rashford after the government voted against his campaign to extend free school meals over the half-term

But now the discourse is getting even more toxic, with people starting to shift the blame onto parents for kids going hungry.

 

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Why does the state need to feed peoples kids?

Typical . Greed. Ignorance.

They forget to include the cost of condiments, the high cost of fresh vegetables & the time-poor workers who may have done a 12 hour shift in a factory or care home & are so exhausted that they maybe want to just cuddle their kids or help with homework instead.

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The indefensible cannot be defended

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