Which does not apply to MP's who voted in favour of this vile decision. In fact MP's get more per child than any citizen, as well as a foods allowance, and can claim for a third child. In addition, they put all energy bills on expenses. Kids are hungry, the aged die from the cold. Not these cunts.
How many children will breakfast clubs lift out of poverty? Scrapping the two-child limit today would instantly pull 300,000 children out of poverty as well as reducing the depth of poverty for 700,000 more. DWP statistics show 1.6 million children are currently affected by the two-child limit.
I agree the Tory introduced policy is damaging and I would love to see the wealthy taxed more to fund it. Can only assume the #labour party is terrified of the typical right wing response if they did. My point was slightly different considering the Media environment we have in the UK.
The media environment in the UK is definitely polarised. It’s fair to be critical of a government that trumpets a policy that provides 60p a day per pupil for 167,000 kids, whilst leaving in place an inherited policy that affects over a million. The right wing press would go mad if they repealed it.
But what’s the point of having a massive majority and almost 5 years if you can’t make radical changes that will show positive benefit by the next election, making the right wing media’s job more difficult? Labour are on the road to changing very little and preparing the ground for Reform.
They starve the disabled, freeze the elderly, film the brutalisation of asylum seekers for entertainment, force families into poverty and forcibly detransition trans youth.
Compared to previous Labour administrations. They appear left now only because the Overton Window has been driven so far to the right by the billionaire driven right wing media.
Living in poverty has a massive negative effect on overall educational attainment in the UK. Breakfast clubs are a sop for those Labour MPs who are committed to removing the cap.
Mags, schools will have to find money to top up the measly 60p per child that they just do not have, meaning something will have to give, affecting staff and students (from this very article)
The supposed 'going after those on disability benefits such as PIP' is as much a lie and based on speculation at this point as the claims in this Observer article.
It's fearmongering and not based on anything the government have actually announced.
A shameful piece by the Observer / Guardian. It is nothing but an attack piece based on disinformation and lies...but is easily proven to be totally wrong.
2CCap contributes to our problems. Neoliberalism has reduced disposable incomes, forced us into credit & to have smaller families, less people to work, leading to higher immigration needs. We’ve exported production, closed factories…#Scottishindependence for Social Democracy 🏴
The two child benefits rule is stupid and unfair to any child that never asked to be born.
And FFS feed all kids at their schools. Well fed kids foster a learning environment for the teachers, and give working parents a break
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It's in the Labour manifesto.
No excuse for this attack job by the Guardian / Observer.
They starve the disabled, freeze the elderly, film the brutalisation of asylum seekers for entertainment, force families into poverty and forcibly detransition trans youth.
That’s right wing.
im sorry it bothers you to hear that.
What do the people at this so called newspaper have against feeding our children?
It's fearmongering and not based on anything the government have actually announced.
Not gossip nor speculation from a 'commentator'. Not a comment from a randomer on the internet stating it's true.
The actual government announcement that it is their policy to do that.
https://bsky.app/profile/warrenoates1.bsky.social/post/3litgbe52a22h
Free school dinners is a policy to feed children, it is nothing to do with the 2 child cap
Free breakfasts are and extension of that policy
And FFS feed all kids at their schools. Well fed kids foster a learning environment for the teachers, and give working parents a break