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Post 756 27/10/20
The term free school meals was used when the then UK prime Minister Margret Thatcher set up the scheme in the 80’s. Now the scheme is very much under threat from a government that simply does not care. Relative Poverty has increased over the last ten years but due to Coronavirus it has exploded. Free school meals were unheard of in the 80’s. But now they have to feed children even when on school holidays. It is shocking to think that a family of school children has to go cap in hand to charity to get food. And it is also shocking when the government does not want to fund anything for the poorest off.
It is a worry for anyone that has to cut back on the bills just to save enough money to feed their children. But it is very shocking from a government that actually spends very little on those that have the least. Starving the citizens is not very good coming from a government that should during this pandemic be more caring. It might be a short term thing. As when this pandemic is over the parents maybe able to fund their shopping themselves. It is not political and it should not be under estimated that people the are going through this will remember when polling day comes.
Did You Listen ?
The company that owns this website has launched its very first Podcast. It is a promotional tool that anyone can use and it is based in the UK County of Cambridgshire. But Podcasting is another way of broadcasting. It is in a different league because it is just a single programme. But it s proving to be very popular. There are Podcasts that have following of hundreds and thousands of listeners. But some just have a hundred of them. And there are very interesting Podcasts or they are very long like a Radio programme. But the shorter ones are actually fifteen minutes in length and are the most popular.
Podcasting is also streaming. This new way of broadcasting uses the internet. Many people have smart phones which uses apps. these are the way the directories work because they give you the widest range of Podcasts available. If a Podcast gets approved it then appears on all of the major directories. But promoting it is the publishers responsibility. There is no other way of enjoying a Podcast than on the way to work. Or if you are on a train and like to listen to things while you are on the move. That is the best way of enjoying the most interesting Podcast.