Sign our petition calling for free healthy school meals for all primary school children

The Lib Dems running Southwark have spent a truly staggering £180 million on consultants, lawyers and temps since 2006.

We believe that that money could have been much better spent. That’s why we want to cut spending on consultants and introduce free school meals for all primary school children.

Southwark currently has the highest levels of childhood obesity in the country. Along with high levels of child poverty and relatively low levels of school attainment, I believe that if we are to improve the life-chances of Southwark’s children and defuse the obesity time bomb we must take bold decisions.

Giving every primary school child in our borough a free, healthy school meal at lunchtime would remove the stigma of free school meals for those 1,800 children who are currently entitled to them but don’t take them up. It would ease the burden on those families who live just above the current level of entitlement for free school meals. And it would guarantee every child a healthy, balanced meal at lunchtime, where – according to recent research – currently only 1% of packed lunches meet the government’s nutritional standard for school meals.

So if you think that free school meals for all primary school children is the right choice for Southwark then sign our petition. If you have a blog or website then add our “I’m voting for free school meals” button to your site and link to our petition page.