Andy Jolley
@andyjolley.bsky.social
Evidence based school meals campaigner & former School Governor
TBI survivor
Interests include Education, Social Justice & Concussion in Rugby
TBI survivor
Interests include Education, Social Justice & Concussion in Rugby
Pinned
Andy Jolley
@andyjolley.bsky.social
· Nov 20
On School Meals, my list of priorities
Increase the amount schools receive so they don’t have to subsidise FSM
Automatic FSM registration
Properly funded breakfast & holiday support
Better standards & independent monitoring
Community Eligibility
Review FSM eligibility to better target support
Increase the amount schools receive so they don’t have to subsidise FSM
Automatic FSM registration
Properly funded breakfast & holiday support
Better standards & independent monitoring
Community Eligibility
Review FSM eligibility to better target support
Nice blog by @barbscrowther.bsky.social on school meals and breakfast clubs
Not sure Kier Starmer actually said or did anything new or significant
But the rest of this is spot on
www.phiuk.org/news/blog-wh...
Not sure Kier Starmer actually said or did anything new or significant
But the rest of this is spot on
www.phiuk.org/news/blog-wh...
Local Health and Global Profits guest blog: Why the government should rethink commercial sponsorship of breakfast clubs
www.phiuk.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Nice blog by @barbscrowther.bsky.social on school meals and breakfast clubs
Not sure Kier Starmer actually said or did anything new or significant
But the rest of this is spot on
www.phiuk.org/news/blog-wh...
Not sure Kier Starmer actually said or did anything new or significant
But the rest of this is spot on
www.phiuk.org/news/blog-wh...
Reposted by Andy Jolley
Also with an honourable mention is Henry Dimbleby, another Etonian who likes preaching down to the poor about what they should and shouldn’t be eating
It would be remiss of me not too post this classic clip
youtu.be/F8wKRg-1e6s
It would be remiss of me not too post this classic clip
youtu.be/F8wKRg-1e6s
Jacob Rees Mogg pwns David Dimbleby over 'Eton' jibe
YouTube video by UKRants Vids
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Also with an honourable mention is Henry Dimbleby, another Etonian who likes preaching down to the poor about what they should and shouldn’t be eating
It would be remiss of me not too post this classic clip
youtu.be/F8wKRg-1e6s
It would be remiss of me not too post this classic clip
youtu.be/F8wKRg-1e6s
Reposted by Andy Jolley
Remember Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was at Eton with Boris Johnson
It’s much easier to preach 30 types of plant if you’re incredibly privileged & don’t have the constant worry of not having enough work to pay the bills or the DWP stopping your benefits
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
It’s much easier to preach 30 types of plant if you’re incredibly privileged & don’t have the constant worry of not having enough work to pay the bills or the DWP stopping your benefits
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: Why I eat 30 types of plant a week
The TV cook says he’s fitter than he was 20 years ago and puts it down to a diet based on plants. So where’s the man who ate squirrels and once made pâté from placenta? Michael Odell goes to his farm ...
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Remember Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was at Eton with Boris Johnson
It’s much easier to preach 30 types of plant if you’re incredibly privileged & don’t have the constant worry of not having enough work to pay the bills or the DWP stopping your benefits
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
It’s much easier to preach 30 types of plant if you’re incredibly privileged & don’t have the constant worry of not having enough work to pay the bills or the DWP stopping your benefits
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
Remember Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was at Eton with Boris Johnson
It’s much easier to preach 30 types of plant if you’re incredibly privileged & don’t have the constant worry of not having enough work to pay the bills or the DWP stopping your benefits
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
It’s much easier to preach 30 types of plant if you’re incredibly privileged & don’t have the constant worry of not having enough work to pay the bills or the DWP stopping your benefits
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: Why I eat 30 types of plant a week
The TV cook says he’s fitter than he was 20 years ago and puts it down to a diet based on plants. So where’s the man who ate squirrels and once made pâté from placenta? Michael Odell goes to his farm ...
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Remember Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was at Eton with Boris Johnson
It’s much easier to preach 30 types of plant if you’re incredibly privileged & don’t have the constant worry of not having enough work to pay the bills or the DWP stopping your benefits
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
It’s much easier to preach 30 types of plant if you’re incredibly privileged & don’t have the constant worry of not having enough work to pay the bills or the DWP stopping your benefits
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
Courtesy of my mate @sdupp.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Courtesy of my mate @sdupp.bsky.social
There hasn’t been a “change in the rules”
Some Councils have taken a different view on their GDPR obligations
I’m still not convinced the process is entirely legal, but who is going to object to more children getting the food they’re entitled to 🤷♂️
Some Councils have taken a different view on their GDPR obligations
I’m still not convinced the process is entirely legal, but who is going to object to more children getting the food they’re entitled to 🤷♂️
Thousands more children to receive free school meals. 🍽️
Thousands of children across Devon and Cornwall will soon get free school meals thanks to changes in the rules.
https://bit.ly/4oWar6A
#SchoolMeals #CostOfLiving #FreeSchoolMeals #ChildPoverty #School
Thousands of children across Devon and Cornwall will soon get free school meals thanks to changes in the rules.
https://bit.ly/4oWar6A
#SchoolMeals #CostOfLiving #FreeSchoolMeals #ChildPoverty #School
Thousands more children to receive free school meals
More pupils will get free school meals thanks to changes in the rules.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There hasn’t been a “change in the rules”
Some Councils have taken a different view on their GDPR obligations
I’m still not convinced the process is entirely legal, but who is going to object to more children getting the food they’re entitled to 🤷♂️
Some Councils have taken a different view on their GDPR obligations
I’m still not convinced the process is entirely legal, but who is going to object to more children getting the food they’re entitled to 🤷♂️
“BBC News has learned that President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action.l
The BBC has confirmed it has received the letter and will respond in due course”
The ONLY suitable response 👇🏻
The BBC has confirmed it has received the letter and will respond in due course”
The ONLY suitable response 👇🏻
a man with a mohawk is sitting at a table with a sign that says vyvyan
ALT: a man with a mohawk is sitting at a table with a sign that says vyvyan
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“BBC News has learned that President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action.l
The BBC has confirmed it has received the letter and will respond in due course”
The ONLY suitable response 👇🏻
The BBC has confirmed it has received the letter and will respond in due course”
The ONLY suitable response 👇🏻
Reposted by Andy Jolley
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
Reposted by Andy Jolley
We went to Tesco's yesterday and I saw that Piss Morgan has a book out called "Woke is dead".
It's a fascinating sales strategy, writing books aimed at people who can't read.
It's a fascinating sales strategy, writing books aimed at people who can't read.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We went to Tesco's yesterday and I saw that Piss Morgan has a book out called "Woke is dead".
It's a fascinating sales strategy, writing books aimed at people who can't read.
It's a fascinating sales strategy, writing books aimed at people who can't read.
Backing England to come good in the last 20
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Backing England to come good in the last 20
Reposted by Andy Jolley
This is an outstanding post on the criminal justice system. Do read.
New post just out:
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Flashing Red
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list"
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This is an outstanding post on the criminal justice system. Do read.
My mate is cycling through Australia
These are the distances between stops as he crosses the Nullabor desert
Means he has to carry an extra 20l of water
These are the distances between stops as he crosses the Nullabor desert
Means he has to carry an extra 20l of water
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
My mate is cycling through Australia
These are the distances between stops as he crosses the Nullabor desert
Means he has to carry an extra 20l of water
These are the distances between stops as he crosses the Nullabor desert
Means he has to carry an extra 20l of water
Reposted by Andy Jolley
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
In Northern Ireland each school meal currently costs an average of £4.28 to produce
In England, no one knows the true cost, but schools receive £2.61
It’s just not sustainable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In England, no one knows the true cost, but schools receive £2.61
It’s just not sustainable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
School meals to increase by almost 20%
The cost of a school dinner for primary and special school pupils will go up by 50p from £2.50 to £3.00.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In Northern Ireland each school meal currently costs an average of £4.28 to produce
In England, no one knows the true cost, but schools receive £2.61
It’s just not sustainable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In England, no one knows the true cost, but schools receive £2.61
It’s just not sustainable
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For a change I’m in agreement with Kemi
BBC should sack Robbie Gibb with immediate effect
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC should sack Robbie Gibb with immediate effect
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kemi Badenoch calls for sackings at BBC over Panorama's edited Donald Trump speech
An episode of Panorama is accused of misleading viewers with its editing of a speech by Donald Trump.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
For a change I’m in agreement with Kemi
BBC should sack Robbie Gibb with immediate effect
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC should sack Robbie Gibb with immediate effect
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Andy Jolley
Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
Reposted by Andy Jolley
So Nigel Farage, who spent a huge chunk of his speech today attacking plans to raise even the slightest of taxes on the wealthy, thinks one of the biggest problems facing the UK is that young people on the minimum wage are being paid too much
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
So Nigel Farage, who spent a huge chunk of his speech today attacking plans to raise even the slightest of taxes on the wealthy, thinks one of the biggest problems facing the UK is that young people on the minimum wage are being paid too much
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Reposted by Andy Jolley
We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.
Reposted by Andy Jolley
The sheer greasy desperation from these bastards that any violent crime is committed by an immigrant so they can continue their grift. Even when they know it isn't true. Foul.
Matt Goodwin attributes a crime that he now knows appears to have been committed by people born in Britain in the early 1990s to "mass uncontrolled immigration"
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The sheer greasy desperation from these bastards that any violent crime is committed by an immigrant so they can continue their grift. Even when they know it isn't true. Foul.
Reposted by Andy Jolley
There are two key points at which this country took a wrong turn. One is when Gordon Brown didn't say "Look I'm sure she's perfectly nice but what she *was* bigoted". The other was when Sky let Goodwin off the hook by cutting away. Should have made him eat that entire fucking book.
November 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
There are two key points at which this country took a wrong turn. One is when Gordon Brown didn't say "Look I'm sure she's perfectly nice but what she *was* bigoted". The other was when Sky let Goodwin off the hook by cutting away. Should have made him eat that entire fucking book.
Reposted by Andy Jolley
If you're at a rally
And there's a guy with a nazi flag
And nobody's kicking him out
...you're at a nazi rally
And there's a guy with a nazi flag
And nobody's kicking him out
...you're at a nazi rally
Still jarring to see this just plainly said in a headline www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
February 25, 2024 at 12:31 AM
If you're at a rally
And there's a guy with a nazi flag
And nobody's kicking him out
...you're at a nazi rally
And there's a guy with a nazi flag
And nobody's kicking him out
...you're at a nazi rally
Bike helmets save lives!
Totally agree with Zoe Backstedt
Totally agree with Zoe Backstedt
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Bike helmets save lives!
Totally agree with Zoe Backstedt
Totally agree with Zoe Backstedt