Post by Patrick on Aug 8, 2010 15:00:38 GMT
It's from the Daily Mirror, so may be exaggerated a bit.
Jamie Oliver last night told of his fury after the ConDems gave the green light for schools to start serving up junk food again.
The Government has quietly axed nutritional standards for meals, meaning kids could soon be stuffing themselves with Turkey Twizzlers - the sort of unhealthy food the TV chef campaigned long and hard to get rid of.
Education Minister Nick Gibb has told MPs all new academies will not have to stick to tough rules limiting the fat, salt and sugar content in dinners.
But Jamie is horrified by the decision, which he says will undo all his hard work in the fight against childhood obesity.
His spokesman said: "He hopes the new academies will take the current nutritional standards as the correct approach. Clearly it's a huge concern that the decision will be made by each academy, opening the doors to the bad old days of reclaimed meat shapes and chips every day."
Interesting though how big business - which Cameron said he would be tough on, before the election, is well and truly in the driving seat now. As it ever was, but more so. Regulatory authorities and Government departments axed and the running of things handed increasingly over to the Private Sector where accountability will take ever more of a back seat.
Jamie Oliver last night told of his fury after the ConDems gave the green light for schools to start serving up junk food again.
The Government has quietly axed nutritional standards for meals, meaning kids could soon be stuffing themselves with Turkey Twizzlers - the sort of unhealthy food the TV chef campaigned long and hard to get rid of.
Education Minister Nick Gibb has told MPs all new academies will not have to stick to tough rules limiting the fat, salt and sugar content in dinners.
But Jamie is horrified by the decision, which he says will undo all his hard work in the fight against childhood obesity.
His spokesman said: "He hopes the new academies will take the current nutritional standards as the correct approach. Clearly it's a huge concern that the decision will be made by each academy, opening the doors to the bad old days of reclaimed meat shapes and chips every day."
Interesting though how big business - which Cameron said he would be tough on, before the election, is well and truly in the driving seat now. As it ever was, but more so. Regulatory authorities and Government departments axed and the running of things handed increasingly over to the Private Sector where accountability will take ever more of a back seat.
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