FREE school milk

We explore the thinking and politics – behind handing out the white stuff

- JULIE POWEL

Do you remember sitting at your school desk, happily slurping milk through a straw? Free milk was handed out to every pupil in the UK between the 1940s and late 1960s. While for many, it remains a fond childhood memory, others recall being forced to drink it. So, what was the thinking behind the scheme?

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