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Labour is right to ditch costly universal FSM plan
It sounds like a simple vote winner, but implementing universal free school meals is a costly scheme poorly targeted at a time when money could be better spent elsewhere in education, says Andy Jolley
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30 June 2023
‘Labour’s promise of free school meals for all primary children prioritises pupils based on age rather than need’
A campaigner for free school meals explains why he thinks Labour’s proposed policy of free lunches for all primary pupils is misguided – and not the best way to spend additional funding
6 April 2017