Quote Originally Posted by Exiletyke View Post
Jules
Earlier on in the thread Animal posted a link & was accused of making the issue "political"
My experience is that I was one of those kids on free school meals
On a Monday morning our form teacher would start by collecting dinner money but that was preceeded by reading out the names of those on free dinners It's a stigma that lingers long in my memory & touches a nerve when raised & with some thought it perhaps could have been undertaken in a less demeaning way & perhaps it was of its time but to those of us on the receiving end it is more poignant & that's why it takes on a "political" edge
Just as a point of interest do you think Thatcher took the milk off Primary school kids because it may have been curdled or for some othrr reason?
Until the last comical sentence, I agreed with every word. But if she did then she should be praised for protecting millions and millions of kids from Campylobacter.

The post you replied to was reminiscence of my childhood, it was called sharing. Sharing my thoughts at the time on the “shame” these kids felt. Everyone can “share Concern for others” not limited Just to Labour supporters.