The School Food Trust is a "national charity" and a "specialist food advisor" to the government. From its status as an organisation whose remit is decided by the Secretary of State for Education and enforces national standards in respect to children's nutrition. This is, presumably, a war on fat.
When one looks at their actual activity, one sees a cycle of dependence upon the state financed charity: plan meals, assure they meet the necessary standards, train the staff, assure they meet the necessary standards, who sets the standards, who trains the staff, etc. etc. Looking at the income, the charity subsists on grants, lottery funding (another tax? ho ho ho) and the charges paid for training, products based on the charity's remit etc.
The detail of income is quite opaque and dificult to distinguish between state and non-state finance: but the charity does provide a good example of the parastatal organisation that would vanish if we were serious about cutting back the state.
