Marcus Rashford lobbying govt to help vulnerable children

[Petethemancinleeds]

Sorry to disappoint, but the Co-op have already confirmed they will be contributing over summer and asking other supermarkets to do the same, in lieu of government support.

Whether you want to credit Rashford himself or his PR team, thousands of children in difficult situations will be helped as a result.

That's a good thing surely?

It's actually perfect given supermarkets supply food etc and Rashford deserves major credit for securing this to add to the 200,000 meals he's already generated.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Just watched a segment on BBC News about Rashford. He seems genuine enough.

Whether you think he’s a hero or not is up to you.

However, if you’re the bbc and you’re trying to garner the public’s support about people in poverty and underfed kids, probably best not to put a significantly obese and clearly overfed mother front and centre as the poster child parent concerned about underfed kids.

 

[Mike N]

David Beckham will be absolutely furious with the amount of attention Rashford is getting. I’d love to hear what he truly thinks about this. I’d imagine it’d be just like his outburst when he didn’t get his Knighthood!

 

[Marlo]

It is indeed typical in so much you even dare to stray from the party line and the pile on ensues.

He will be managed by a PR company as will all of his social media accounts and nothing and i do mean nothing is ever done without asking does it harm me? and what do i get out of it?

Its a worthy cause and a great thing to do but my post and a few others who have agreed is about the PR side of it all.

Just ask the Chilean miners or Liverpool players taking the knee with their title sponsor proudly on display in the background. Both great Human stories and both done to attract publicity and revenue.

Kids will benefit from this which is great but so too will Rashford and that is the point being made.

In fairness whatever clown got Liverpool to take a knee in support of anti-racism movement deserves sacking. All it did is remind everyone of the hypocrisy of club legend King Kenny and club Captain Jordan Henderson wearing t-shirts in support of Suarez.

A footballer with a track of been a prick and who was willing to bite and disgrace the club to lower his transfer fee. Nothing will convince me that was not a premeditated attempt to get out of that club. What a fucking hill to die on.

 

[Boris Becker’s Backhand]

And yet Marcus you succeeded.

 

[johnnytapia]

At least one local MP has responded

I expect others have too

Didn't see his letter last year asking for the vouchers. Maybe the kids of Gorton were sated then. Kitchen tables laden with Manna and Ambrosia. If they weren't I'm sure our resident MP was right on the case to the DfE...

 

[Mike Cledford]

Well done to Rashford for bringing up this issue which is of great importance every summer holiday and this one in particular.
He has certainly brought the matter to public attention and BBC Breakfast show is certainly bringing Marcus Rashford of Manchester United to our attention mentioning his name and showing his pictures incessantly. They didn't mention to shoe horn him into the pictures of pretty ladies in pretty dresses at Ascot so my eyes are recovering from the onslaught of red.
I hope the kids get their meals through his efforts but l expect the BBC will be campaigning for a statue of Sir Marcus Rashford social reformer with regular stories of City fans threatening to tear the statue down and throw it in the Irwell.
It does seem that football clubs don't do much about the welfare of the kids registered to them if they are reliant on free school meals.

 

[Saddleworth2]

The fact that there is even a debate about this is sickening. Fair play to the lad for actually trying to do something about it. I couldn’t care less if he gets knighted as long as the Shower of shit currently masquerading as our government U turn and provide the support kids need.

 

[BillyShears]

The momentum is picking up. It'll be a proud day for Manchester if Rashford manages to get the Tories and Johnson to do a U-Turn.

The power of activism.

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

Fuck United and Fuck the Tories
Fair play Rashford

 

[BillyShears]

One of the most powerful things about this last few weeks is that people of colour are finding their voices. It's an incredible thing to see even if it makes others uneasy.

 

[Vialli98]

I struggle to see how anyone can have anything negative to say about this. Excellent initiative that I'm sure many vulnerable children will benefit greatly from. If I was a Mancunian, I'd be proud to have someone like Rashford actively trying to help the vulnerable children in my city.

 

[domalino]

One of the most powerful things about this last few weeks is that people of colour are finding their voices. It's an incredible thing to see even if it makes others uneasy.

If it makes someone uneasy then they need to think long and hard about why.

 

[stonerblue]

Just got to say massive respect to the lad and I can take my bert tinted specs off and say I cannot fault what he has been doing and this letter and interview today.

May play for them but what top young bloke.

bloody socialists...

 

[domalino]

Football really is the modern day opiate for the masses when you've got people who are so blinkered they can't see beyond club rivalries to support making the government responsible for ending fucking child hunger of all things.

 

[Sir peace frog]

One of the most powerful things about this last few weeks is that people of colour are finding their voices. It's an incredible thing to see even if it makes others uneasy.

whats his colour got to do with free school meals ?

 

[Ric]

I struggle to see how anyone can have anything negative to say about this.

Berts are gonna bert, I guess. They’d take a completely opposite view if it was a City player behind it.

 

[stonerblue]

I have explained why the government should not pay for school meals during the holidays, I asked you why they should, not Rashford.

Maybe to stop disadvantaged children from going hungry and not developing properly? Give them a decent chance at life.

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

Can someone explain how the free school meal system works? Presumably a family has to fall below a certain household income or be in receipt of certain benefits. What happens each summer when school finishes?

 

[Blue Mist]

Football really is the modern day opiate for the masses when you've got people who are so blinkered they can't see beyond club rivalries to support making the government responsible for ending fucking child hunger of all things.

For me it is nothing to do with club rivalry. just how do you end this child hunger ? Soon the state will be expected to provide 3 meals a day. Rashfords letter is about meals during the holidays, are the kids just wandering the streets for 12 hours ? whether you agree with food banks or not, are we saying that parents cannot afford to provide a basic meal for their offspring, seriously ?
I grew up in the 60's when nobody I knew had any money, I never went without food even if it was beans on toast.