Sadiq Khan: permanent free primary school meals for children in London if I win

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-free-school-meals-children-london-mayoral-election-b1152191.html

by IWantMyJustDesserts

21 comments

  2. It’s daft that free school meals isn’t already a thing.

    It’s such a cheap policy relatively speaking, and research shows it significantly boosts educational attainment rates as well as attendance rates, particularly among people in poverty.

    Even dog eat dog capitalist countries like America provide free school meals for jeebus’ sake.

    Of course, for Tory MPs the suffering and disadvantage is the point of not providing it…

  3. Good news in my opinion. School meals should be free (at least in primary school, ideally secondary school as well).

  4. It’s great but he’s been mayor since 2016. Why only now, 8 years on?

    What about the rest of the UK? Don’t get me wrong, it’s the right thing to do but it feels like it should be a national level decision.

  5. Sort out the cost of nusery fees which are ridiculous on a global scale!

  6. Good. All children should get free school meals. Why is this even up for discussion?

  7. Should be the case nationwide.

    Rare I agree with Khan but in this instance I absolutely do!

  8. This should honestly be standard for all primary and secondary schools nationwide, heck even for colleges but that can be discussed later.

  9. This is a very good policy. A lot of kids they’re only guaranteed meal and sustenance during the days of the week is the school meal

    And there’s a whole bunch of stuff on how lack of food and nutrients affects ability to develop grow think study etc

    I know people are aware of obesity crisis but there is also a bunch of kids that just aren’t getting fed enough and it really shows and is very apparent

  10. “Not letting children go hungry” feels like the absolute baseline of a civilised society.

    I don’t understand why Labour hasn’t picked this up nationally (in England) and I really don’t understand Tories that argue *against* feeding children. No matter what your stance is on government intervention, this feels like the bare minimum for humanity.

  11. I’m a parent who can afford lunch for my child, but I’m also a working single widowed mum and having one less job to do in the morning has been a tremendous help when wrangling a young child.

    If I had to pay for it, I’d probably feel too guilty not to make the lunch myself, because it feels like I’m taking money away I could spend on after school sports. 

  12. Why only in London? Great public transport and now plans for free primary school meals. I guess the rest can level up themselves.

  13. Why not focus it on the poorer kids and give them a better quality of meal? Why just primary school kids?

  14. I have zero clue how anyone could possibly disagree with this. Also it’s continue… it’s already in place..

  15. Great policy. An actual saving for families every month

  16. Well… As permanent as his government is anyway. First thing the Tories would do if they ever win power would be to scrap that.

  17. “Your children won’t have to be hungry if I win” is a really low bar we’re talking about right now

  18. What am I missing? Free school meals was always a thing for those who couldn’t afford it?

  19. Why not just do it, While he is Mayor… Whats the hold up

  20. Great idea. Now, how about doing it now (you’ve had 8 years) rather than ransoming it for your future political success?

  21. I don’t understand how we’ve driven our country into a state where parents cannot afford food for their children.

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