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Originally Posted by punky
Yeah, this must be a bit of a morale boost for the kids. I'd feel a bit cheap if people decided to spend more on food for convicted paedophiles and serial killers, than growing kids.
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The difference, of course, is that school meals are merely subsidised, whereas prisoners' meals have to be fully paid for, seeing as the prisoners have no means to contribute to the cost.
When you allow for the fact that school kids might contribute another £1 or more to the cost of the meal on their plate, what you realise is that at 70p a dish, it's prison food that is shockingly cheap.
Not that I don't think there is vast room for improvement in school dinners of course. It just shows how bald statistics might earn you a quick soundbite but often don't stand up to scrutiny.