It’s not that an all pervasive Nanny State is trying to dictate every aspect of both our & our children’s lives, but…

A primary school has been accused of running a 'mealtime Gestapo' after insisting on inspecting children's lunchboxes for unhealthy food. If pupils are found to have sweets, chocolate, fizzy drinks or full-fat crisps, teachers confiscate them and hold them in the staffroom. The snacks are returned at the end of the day but only if parents ask.

Now regular readers might expect me to rile against this latest bout of stupidity but rather like the imposition of University tuition fees, this is one education policy that I wholeheartedly endorse.

However by insisting that children only eat more expensive so-called healthy foods, the offspring of our burgeoning semi-feral chav class will feel more & more marginalised because their parents simply can’t afford to buy the Waitrose fairtrade crunchy fruit platter & a bag of olive oil fried organic vegatables crisps.

This should lead to higher levels of truancy amoung those who are satistically are most likely to be disruptive in class because they will feel 'marginalised', thereby ensuring that decent well behaved children receive at least the very modicome of an education.

Furthermore, now suffering from 'low self esteem', the poor will be plunged into a self destructive downward spiralling fast food fest thereby ensuring that terminal heart disease is just around the corner.

Therefore in the medium to long term, the quality of the state education system should rise from its current lamentably low levels & society will be purged of those who are the greatest burden upon it – so taxes should fall. I come up with policy proposals like that, espcially after a long evening in the pub … but it takes Nu Labour to actually impliment them!