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Free school meals for children in Wandsworth

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Rachel Armstrong jones
5 years ago

No child should go hungry

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Helen Sunderland
5 years ago

I never thought I'd live in a country where children go hungry. Face up to your responsibilities.

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Andrew
5 years ago

Don’t let children starve over greed for money that is not yours mps? You get lunch allowance but would deny others who actually need it

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Peter Westland CBE
5 years ago

Alas the Wandsworth statement is fake news. £10k lifted from another budget is not a positive gesture. Scrooge would have been proud of it.

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Ivan Delany
5 years ago

This is the sort of thing I'd like my money spent on - feeding children. Only a blue meanie wouldn't.

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Barbara Jennings
5 years ago

It's shocking that families have to rely on the kindness of local businesses for food for their children. Wandsworth Council should be ashamed.

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Derek Prentice
5 years ago

Thanks

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Bella Bates
5 years ago

It is a scandal that millions of people are going hungry and the council and government are in denial about this and continue to display their contempt & scorn towards the poorest and most vulnerable in our communities. Shame on Wandsworth Council . Shame on the government.

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Wendy Speck
5 years ago

At this point in time these meals are really necessary

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Anonymous
5 years ago

Children should not go hungry

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Kim dewdney
5 years ago

Every Conservative Councilor who has ever eaten a free sandwich in the Members' Room has no excuse not to provide free meals for kids at half term AND Christmas.

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Liz Landers
5 years ago

Now is NOT the time to put children into the middle of the financial debate. They have had enough damage. Make sure all children can grow healthy in body and mind by ensuring they can have food - life giving now and investing in their, so also our, futures.

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Matthew Collyer
5 years ago

We are happy to pay a bit more to keep children fed.

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Steve Garvey
5 years ago

It's shocking that there's a need to sign this petition. What could be a higher priority than feeding hungry children?

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Peter Morton
5 years ago

We cannot remove such an important resource at such a critical time

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Anonymous
5 years ago

Please provide free school meals for children in need. If you don't it will cost you votes

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Katherine
5 years ago

Put up council tax if necessary

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Anonymous
5 years ago

If the treasury can subsidise everyone, regardless of wealth, to eat out to help out, it can certainly support children from less wealthy families, to have one decent meal a day. And, maybe in the long term, pay people a decent enough wage, or supplement single parent families, so that we can negate the need for food banks, and the need to constantly lobby government over its responsibilities to curtail child poverty, not add to it.

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Vanessa Favell
5 years ago

Why not stop MPs meal expenses to provide additional funding for school meals.

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Cyril Nri
5 years ago

Step up to the plate Wandsworth Council. You are currently sitting on the naughty step.