Austerity and our children
- 25 February 2013 19:34217553i admit to a level of exaggeration in the thread title but this report totally shocked me.
http://www.childrensfoodtrust.org.uk/news-and-events/news/cold-chips-in-lunchboxes-nutrition-fears-from-professionals-ahead-of-childrens-food-conference - 25 February 2013 20:40217560"Around half of professionals said that knowing how best to use a limited food budget was the biggest challenge for the families they worked with.
When asked what would help them support children and families experiencing food poverty, responses included:
Cooking education for children and parents
Donations of free fruit and vegetables, or availability of cheaper fruit and vegetables
Free breakfasts for children at school or other free food in school
Support for free meals for children during the school holidays
Better school meals
Help for families to prioritise money for food"
Their Chief Executive-designate, Linda Cregan,
http://costsectorcatering.co.uk/new-chief-executive-children-s-food-trust
Their sponsors...
https://www.coolmilk.com/Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 25 February 2013 22:55217581Tom, don't expect this Government to introduce the noble designs you propose.
It'd be easier for a purple pig with orange stripes to be seen flying in the air.Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
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26 February 2013 06:21217585dont you meen flying pink elephants.
- 26 February 2013 23:46217681...it's all right for some...
Apple faces multimillion US settlement over 'in-app purchases' by children
Lawsuit in 2011 by five Californian parents complained costly paid-for extras were accessible by children without password
"...Parents who have been shocked to find their children have run up massive bills - some of up to $1,400 - by making "in-app purchases" on their Apple iPhone or iPad will get cash or an iTunes Store credit as part of a settlement that could cost the company up to $100m (£66m).
The move would settle a lawsuit filed in 2011 by five parents in California who complained that Apple hadn't made it clear that "free" apps downloaded from the App Store could also include paid-for extras, which wouldn't necessarily require the child to provide the parent's Store password. As many as 23 million people could receive compensation, the settlement document suggests...."
Sigh...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/feb/26/apple-settlement-children-in-app-purchasesIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.