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ParanoidFactoid t1_je4u7l9 wrote

Like a story out of a Dickens novel.

Tiny Tim! Here, have a bit of chicken! Aren't you a lucky lad? Now go shovel coal like a good poors boy.

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sjfiuauqadfj t1_je5e1wo wrote

at least tiny tim is getting something edible. these london children will be forced to eat english food

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calm_chowder t1_je78el1 wrote

Let's not be completely cynical about this. Let's applaud steps in the right direction, if for nothing more than our collective mental health.

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pinupgal t1_je4r12n wrote

Does the Beeb not know his name? It’s not once mentioned in the article.

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Jeremycycles t1_je5q0w7 wrote

A lot of these changes are directly related to Marcus Rashford advocating for this. A popular figure using his platform is commendable

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Has_hog t1_je5wc9z wrote

But… how will the children learn about the punishment they deserve? The free market must teach them the vital lesson of brutal capitalism. Giving them free lunch is basically socialism, let them starve and learn the truth /s

Atleast in America we’ve got it figured out: 30 - 40% child hunger rates, with republicans lock step in opposition towards food programs that dare threaten to reduce hunger. Yeah that’ll teach those entitled little brats

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DiabeticChicken t1_je6l9kl wrote

Lmao, even most Tories in Britain blush when they hear how bad us yanks got it

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surveyor11 t1_je57o1m wrote

What? Kids only need to eat during the holidays??!! I have been feeding mine way too often!

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JustAKeyboard t1_je656pq wrote

Please sir... Can they have some more?

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Purple-Eggplant-3838 t1_je5mr5m wrote

And weekends BBC headline writer. No need to sell a good thing short.

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80HighDefinitions t1_je5ui4y wrote

I’m in the US and I would be thrilled to see a local headline like this, but no. We have guns and capitalism.

At least someone, somewhere cares about the kids.

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DorisCrockford t1_je63l4o wrote

My US city does this. Says it's federally funded.

It's been going on for a long time, too. I took my kids to a rec center playground in the early 2000s, and someone came out of the building and announced lunch. We didn't go in with the others, but then she came over to us and said all kids get to eat, doesn't matter who, as long as they're children.

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financequestionsacct t1_je67psh wrote

I'm in the Seattle Metro area and had a similar experience. I was taking my infant to physical therapy a few years ago. We were headed to our car and a semi truck was parked in the valet roundabout handing out food, diapers, formula. We said no thank you, we are okay. They told us we could pull our car around and they'd load the trunk for us. They said that the cancer treatments, NICU, etc is often so expensive on families they can't afford disposable diapers or the parents will often go without essentials. In response, the county setup this mobile refrigerated grocery truck and went to where the families would be so there'd be no shame. That broke my heart.

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Marthaver1 t1_je7s1k7 wrote

NYC has been giving free meals to public school kids for a long time now, even in the Summer- that’s in addition to their summer food program that caters to children 18 and under plus people with disabilities.

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VariationNo5960 t1_je67swt wrote

I'm pretty sure "holiday" in England means vacation, both Johnny Rotten and Lindsay Buckingham taught me that.

So how do the kids get there free meals if they are at the Berlin wall or on some interstate in the US?

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je97 OP t1_je68hzr wrote

It means school breaks. Easter holidays are the one about to start soon. We have 3 major ones: Easter and christmas holidays (both around 2 weeks, 2 and a half when you factor in weekends) and the long 6-week summer holidays. We also have half-term holidays in Feb, May and October.

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Downside_Up_ t1_je58d19 wrote

They really ought to let folks celebrating Ramadan cash in all their free meals for Eid; kindof a shame to get free meals while fasting haha

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