New Tory policy offering free school breakfasts to all kids. When did it stop being parents' job to feed their kids? #solvingthewrongproblem
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
Blaming parents doesn’t change fact that 1 in 4 kids in UK are living in poverty
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Replying to @markmacnicol @CPAGUK
"Relative poverty", which is a mathematical term, not absolute.
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relative property not absolute? I am so relieved thanks for clearing that up for me :)
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
Govt targets defined using relative poverty. Many argue there’s no absolute poverty in UK. Doesn’t make hungry children acceptable though.
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Replying to @markmacnicol
and it also doesn't mean that kids are going hungry because their parents don't have enough money. Many other issues.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
yeah some parents for example have alcohol and drug dependencies which sadly take priority. Breakfast in school helps that problem.
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Replying to @markmacnicol
No, breakfast in schools masks that problem. Kids shouldn't be left in homes where parents aren't doing the basic job of parenting.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1
kids taken into care if their parents are struggling? you really are all heart aren’t you.
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Tackle the real issue, sort the parents issues out, get their home lives working, rather than mask it. If that makes me heartless, so be it.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @markmacnicol
Its easy to pontificate on a subject you know nothing about, from a position of wealth and plenty. Sorry, you can't be taken seriously>
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