Labour’s shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson talks with children as they attend Cherry Fold Primary School’s breakfast club on March 22, 2024 in Burnley, England (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Breakfast clubs are now essential for many working parents, but they don’t come free, writes Alys Denby in today’s Notebook

No such thing as a free breakfast

Mornings are having a moment on social media, with videos of absurd routines involving buckets of ice, weight-lifting and protein sludge doing the rounds. If these vain attention seekers really wanted a productivity boosting start to the day, they should try the school run.

For parents, the end of the Easter holidays means a return to the iron discipline of getting teeth brushed, uniforms ironed, book bags packed and children out of the door by 8.30am. But for thousands that will now be a little easier, as the government has opened new ‘free’ breakfast clubs, offering a meal........

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