thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agoParents in England skipping meals to afford school uniforms, survey findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down10
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minus-squareLazylazycat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoAgreed. The argument that it’s an equaliser is delusional and clearly made by people who didn’t have to wear 20 year old hand me downs for their uniform.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoRecently saw the average parent has to pay £350 for secondary school uniforms. That is more than I spend on food for the whole of winter for myself, and more than my entire wardrobe.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWhich wouldn’t happen if uniforms were cheaper… Hand me downs for other clothes still exists too.
Agreed. The argument that it’s an equaliser is delusional and clearly made by people who didn’t have to wear 20 year old hand me downs for their uniform.
Recently saw the average parent has to pay £350 for secondary school uniforms.
That is more than I spend on food for the whole of winter for myself, and more than my entire wardrobe.
Which wouldn’t happen if uniforms were cheaper…
Hand me downs for other clothes still exists too.