Almost 12 months ago I wrote about the importance of school meals for all children, and called upon Islington Liberal Democrats to scrap their plans to cut back
on their provision. Congratulations to the Labour team in Islington for winning their campaign to ensure that every child at Islington Council’s primary schools and nurseries will be entitled to a free school meal from March 8th.
Amazingly Islington Liberal Democrats have warned that if they win the Council elections in May, they will scrap the universal free school meals initiative for ever. I am not an expert on local government finance but I find it hard to believe there are not other areas of expenditure that cannot be looked at. I think as we approach a General Election and London Council elections it says much about the Liberal Democrat’s priorities.
The picture shows Islington South MP Emily Thornberry. Islington Labour Group Leader Catherine West and Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn with a young supporter. They have launched a petition which you can sign here.
Independent experts know that a nutritious meal is best for our children’s health and education. I agree and thank my colleagues in Islington for all their hard work on this campaign.
Filed under: Labour Party | Tagged: Emily Thornberry, General Election, Islington, Jeremy Corbyn, Liberal Democrats
