//…this is to help the genuinely needy. Those who due to coronavirus, have been made redundant or furloughed, and are struggling to make ends meet during lockdown.//
But it’s not just for that is it. It will also benefit those who don’t work, have never worked and who have no intention of ever doing so. Their circumstances remain completely unchanged by this crisis (except that their local pub or bookies might be closed, thus leaving them with more money to feed their children). So why should they suddenly receive extra funds to feed their children?
//Save a quid to starve a kid eh Deskdiary?//
No. It’s the responsibility of parents to feed their children. It is a strange logic which determines that anybody who declines to fund that is guilty of starving the child.
The idea that many local authorities have decided to fund this is laughable. LA’s have no money. Around 80% of what they spend comes from central government and the rest from Council Tax. When LAs run out of funds (as they will if they give giving away free dinners) they will be back either to central government or the Council Taxpayer to make up the shortfall caused by their profligacy. I pay my Council Tax to have my dustbins emptied, not to provide free meals.
//In school holidays many children will receive their daytime food from somewhere like McDonalds or Dominos.//
//Not too much of a generalisation there Judge.//
No, not too much of a generalisation:
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-10-23/councils-and-businesses-back-marcus-rashfords-free-meals-campaign
If people are quite happy to provide funds to feed children with this sort of stuff then good for them.
Be nice if the personal sniping stopped. It doesn’t add very much.