I've always thought my main concern is to alleviate the burdens on people, who were earning less money, perhaps than £80,000.

For the British working class, the restrictions of conflict actually improved their diet. Under Lord Woolton, the minister for food, a programme of free school meals was introduced. Priority supplies of milk were provided for pregnant women and nursing mothers, while orange juice, milk and cod liver oil were given to the under-fives.

Using food as a way of understanding empire is highly effective. Food knows no barriers of race, gender or even time.

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