• Re: Getting back to school lunches

    From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Gordon on Wed May 1 20:01:31 2024
    On 1 May 2024 07:43:43 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350264225/free-school-lunches-scheme-get-temporary-funding-until-review-complete

    Just in case someone misses this. It sets out a bit of the recent history.

    It seems to me that it is a bit of going into the too hard basket. The >Government will need it chunking it down machine working hard on this.

    At present it seems that there is uncertainty around value for money for the >previous scheme which needs to be fixed, who want to have their hard earnt >money spent for no gain.

    My cynical side says that the Government has underestimated the complexity
    of the situation and is now walking back. while promising to keep the
    funding up while more data and study of the situation takes place.

    It looks more like a direct result of the political poll results . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Wed May 1 08:14:57 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 1 May 2024 07:43:43 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350264225/free-school-lunches-scheme-get-temporary-funding-until-review-complete

    Just in case someone misses this. It sets out a bit of the recent history.

    It seems to me that it is a bit of going into the too hard basket. The >>Government will need it chunking it down machine working hard on this.

    At present it seems that there is uncertainty around value for money for the >>previous scheme which needs to be fixed, who want to have their hard earnt >>money spent for no gain.

    My cynical side says that the Government has underestimated the complexity >>of the situation and is now walking back. while promising to keep the >>funding up while more data and study of the situation takes place.

    It looks more like a direct result of the political poll results . . .
    Only to a political nonentity like you.

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 1 07:43:43 2024
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350264225/free-school-lunches-scheme-get-temporary-funding-until-review-complete

    Just in case someone misses this. It sets out a bit of the recent history.

    It seems to me that it is a bit of going into the too hard basket. The Government will need it chunking it down machine working hard on this.

    At present it seems that there is uncertainty around value for money for the previous scheme which needs to be fixed, who want to have their hard earnt money spent for no gain.

    My cynical side says that the Government has underestimated the complexity
    of the situation and is now walking back. while promising to keep the
    funding up while more data and study of the situation takes place.

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