FITNESS FOR LIFE
Thanks Welela for the topic
in England mrs Thatcher sold off all the school playing fields for a quick pound
now so many kids have no chance to exercise they are overweight and costing the NHS MILIONS every year and it will get worse.if young boys don't play football or girls netball at school anymore then fitness for life is out the window.jmo
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Point 2 - 50 playing fields have been sold off in the last 3 years, Margaret Thatcher left office in 1990, how can 50 have been sold if she "sold off all the playing fields for a quick pound"
Point 3 - copy paste of government policy on playing fields.
A spokesman said: “The number of playing fields approved for disposal by the Government is falling.
“It is not the Government that instigates the disposal of school playing fields. It is the schools themselves and their local authorities that propose to convert this often surplus or un-used land to invest in school sport or education.
“All proceeds of any sales must be put back into improving sports or educational facilities. We will only give local authorities and schools permission to dispose of school playing fields if the sports and curriculum needs of the school and its neighbouring schools can continue to be met.”