Memories of youth fade over time, but one feeling most of us can probably still remember clearly is how much we looked forward to school holidays.
They were precious, fun, exciting – full of possibility, empty of maths. This week is half-term, and just like when we were small, that will be cause for celebration in many households.
But in others, it will be the complete opposite – a horrendous seven days when children will go hungry without their free school meals... and that’s those who are lucky enough to get them in the first place.
If the Mirror’s Free School Meals For All campaign is successful, this will at least be a thing of the past – all primary kids will be guaranteed food during term time. Somehow we’re in a situation where this is something we have to fight for.
Until we achieve this aim, the 800,000 children living in poverty who don’t qualify for free school meals are at risk of going hungry all year round.
