Echoes of Thatcher the milk snatcher.
Discussion
Did Gordon Brown leave behind his box of bungles at No 10 when he left?
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The Telegraph said:
The farcical situation is a repeat of a similar situation last month when the the Department of Health said the two-week waiting time target for seeing a cancer specialist from GP referral would remain even though other targets were being scrapped.
But the Prime Minister’s spokesman said it could not be guaranteed.
It is thought No 10 acted again to over-rule health ministers as it was feared comparisons would be made to Margaret Thatcher who was dubbed the "Milk Snatcher" for scrapping free school milk for older children in 1971 when she was education secretary.
It also raised the prospect of more friction within the coalition - as senior Liberal Democrats have previously praised the provision of free milk.
David Willetts, the universities minister, was on the BBC defending the idea to scrap free milk when he was told that a No 10 spokesman had said it would not go ahead.
But the Prime Minister’s spokesman said it could not be guaranteed.
It is thought No 10 acted again to over-rule health ministers as it was feared comparisons would be made to Margaret Thatcher who was dubbed the "Milk Snatcher" for scrapping free school milk for older children in 1971 when she was education secretary.
It also raised the prospect of more friction within the coalition - as senior Liberal Democrats have previously praised the provision of free milk.
David Willetts, the universities minister, was on the BBC defending the idea to scrap free milk when he was told that a No 10 spokesman had said it would not go ahead.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politic...
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