Thatcher the Milk Snatcher wasn’t that wrong!
The latest nutrition survey paints a grim picture of stunting
The writer is a senior political economist based in Islamabad. He can be reached at [email protected]
Thatcher, the Milk Snatcher, quirked the British press in 1970. As education secretary, she restricted the free provision of milk to prevent malnutrition. She had her neoliberal reasons to cut public spending. Delivered in foil-sealed bottles exposed to various hazards, it now transpires that the denial may well have saved lives from bacterial infection. This was bottled milk. Out here, 90% of the milk is delivered in loose form. With the adverse impact of climate change, poor access to water and sanitation in rural areas, sprawling urban waste and widespread neglect of personal hygiene significantly reduce the chance of the traditional milkman’s delivery safe for consumption. Even before delivery, the neglected health of the milch animals creates its own problems. In u
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margaret thatcher milk snatcher for taking the milk and the food away, but make this we have to take care of the poor kids first and they have to eat. sometimes the parents are in a bind. help them out. $9 million is not enough as what we spend on pork. david: you re milk snatcher. make the food better. you have to educate the kids. this is just the school lunch. they have breakfast and dinner. they don t eat dinner. breakfast and lunch. then you have to focus on what is outside of school. david: you are the milk snatcher around here. i am. david, if you are going to take public money to provide food, why don t we make this an educational experience? get rid of the chocolate milk and french fries and replace it with tofu. what is wrong with drinking water? david: i don t think quinton would disagree there. would you? i think drinking water is a great thing and parents have an enormous responsibility. but there is plenty of