Listening to the news early this morning, one could be forgiven for thinking that there had been as overnight coup and that the 'Iron Lady' had returned for a final attempt to break up the society she so evidently disapproved of during her 11 years in power.
But no. This was the voice of junior health minister, Anne Milton. Very much associated with the right of the Tory party, she was verily rejoicing in the opportunities that George Osbourne's fabricated 'austerity Britain' has given ministers to slash and burn vital services across government.
But wait.... What is this on the horizon? A Knight, and lo, it is a white one atop a mighty steed(possibly Eric Pickles?)! Whilst another junior minister, David Willetts was live on air defending the Proposal. David Cameron announced that milk was staying on the menu!
Rather than playing fast and loose with the life chances of the least well of children. I would suggest the message would have been just as clear had Cammo gone for a jog around Hyde Parke wearing an 'I'm not Maggie' T-Shirt!
To use children's nutrition as part of one of the oldest PR tricks in the book is really contemptible.
A number of Lib Dems(Tory apologists these days seemingly)and actual Tories wrote it off as 'silly season' or 'just a policy idea'
I am not convinced of either. But if this were true, on top of the gaffes agogo we have seen from our Prime Minister and Deputy, it would be a telling insight into both the organisational chaos & instinctive policy preferences at the heart of this government.
For me, I think in a week following some pretty ropey headlines, it was an attempt at a positive one for the PM on the backs of poor children. Not an edifying sight!
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