Government Pledge School dinners – progressed from national joke to top of political agenda Battle for better meals in schools brought to public eye by Jamie Oliver revealing shocking state of childrens diets in 2005 TV series, Jamies School Dinners (as seen in video clip) Jamies campaign + pressure from parents + other pressure groups, led to former Education Secretary Ruth Kellys pledge to put £280 million toward school dinners in April 2005
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