The most socially destructive chancellor of contemporary times can apparently see the damage he’s done. But unlike Scrooge,there’s no hint of remorseHere’s a shocking fact. About 70000 children go to school hungry in a city dripping with the world’s mostly unearned, undeserved, or under-taxed,obscene wealth. One in four parents in London worry about being able to feed their children.nearly a fifth of families in the capital choose between heating their homes or feeding their children, according to the latest research by YouGov, or with one in seven families relying on charities and food banks. Even if their children aren’t going hungry,a third of parents feel they can’t afford the healthier food they know they should bear. Food charity the Felix Project says, “Hungry children are held back in their development – they don’t do as well at school as their well-fed peers, or are more likely to find into exertion.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk