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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on October 15, 2020, 07:21:18 PM

Title: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 15, 2020, 07:21:18 PM

129,000 in a day. Gaun yersel, Marcus.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554276?fbclid=IwAR3EdH-NVU4ooFkJUSBxTX9uxyxYmoXHIRTGv1PoSLyEG5Eh3im-8NexyhA

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 16, 2020, 08:40:29 AM

Prime Minister says no.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/education-54545772?__twitter_impression=true

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 21, 2020, 08:40:31 PM

And so do the Tory MPs. After all that money could be given to their friends and relatives.


https://news.sky.com/story/mps-reject-rashfords-call-to-extend-free-school-meals-over-the-holidays-12110554

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 21, 2020, 09:24:31 PM

From the debate


Brendan Clarke-Smith(Tory MP) - “I do not believe in nationalising children. We need to get back to the idea of taking responsibility. This means less celebrity virtue signalling on Twitter by proxy"

Not fit to lick the mud from Rashford's boots

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Gordon on October 21, 2020, 09:38:10 PM

No wonder the Tory party makes my skin crawl.

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 21, 2020, 10:09:29 PM

It should be pointed out that the support has been approved in Wales and Scotland.

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Gordon on October 23, 2020, 02:27:22 PM

Good to see a number of councils in England stepping in to maintain free schools meals in the current situation: the Tory government should hang its head in shame.

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 23, 2020, 02:54:07 PM

Quote from: Gordon on October 23, 2020, 02:27:22 PM

Good to see a number of councils in England stepping in to maintain free schools meals in the current situation: the Tory government should hang its head in shame.

Also lots of individual businesses. Marcus Rashford's twitter feed is filled with people helping out.

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 23, 2020, 03:29:52 PM

More on the action generated by Rashford.

Nicky Morgan on Question Time last night suggested that some Tories who might have voted for it didn't because Angela Rayner had called one of them who as speaking against it 'scum". If you thought it was right to vote for it bit voted against for that reason then you might well be....

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 24, 2020, 11:27:50 AM

Article from Robert Halfon, one of the 5 Tories to vote for the motion.


https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-tory-case-for-extending-free-school-meals/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 24, 2020, 11:53:02 AM

Meanwhile in barking wing




https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tory-mps-ridiculed-after-suggesting-food-parcels-get-traded-for-drugs/24/10/?fbclid=IwAR1uKldgwn3wIWisNt5UgbtGRuaBBDrRiD_AdkbOWXvb6kOVq1yzXl6tNgo

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 28, 2020, 11:12:13 AM

Marina Hyde on the govt vs Rashford


https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/27/government-free-school-meals-marcus-rashford-boris-johnson?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Nearly Sane on November 08, 2020, 12:21:08 AM

And Rashford scores again


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-54841316

Title: Re: Marcus Rashford keeps going
Post by: Udayana on November 08, 2020, 12:30:51 PM

Ludicrous. Why didn't they just support they Labour motion ...