please sir, can i have some more?

i saw the final episode of jamie's school dinners on wednesday. when jamie oliver first arrived on the scene a few years ago, i couldn't stand him. i felt he was a cocky, mockney show-off, riding around on his vespa or playing the drums in his crap band.

but i have revised my stance on his continued existence in recent years, and following his most recent project i am happy to report that his rehabilitation is complete. jamie oliver is attempting a genuinely worthwhile task, and all he gets (in return for exposure for his restaurant) is a parade of crying children who can't tell a potato from an onion, an unhappy staff who are understandably disgruntled at having to work an extra two hours a day for no extra pay, and a council that threatened to halt the project in it's tracks for the want of something like 30p extra per child per day.

jamie seems really passionate about what he is doing, and in fact comes up with loads of ideas to try to make it work, and if all else fails, he turns on the mockney charm which in fact works well with the mums, the kids and the workers, if not with the politicians. my favourite bit of the program was when he whisked up some mechanically-reclaimed chicken, to show the kids what went into their nuggets.

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[tom]

I heard about his MRM demo, it sounds ace.

I haven't seen the show as I have no access to a television, but it sounds sound like good TV. Let's hope that something, somewhere changes.

On this note, it has always frustrated me that there is no way to purchase any form of beverage at university after 5pm unless it is Coke or some other fizzy drink. Why no water in the vending machines?

[Emma Dawes]

I used to think he was a twat and I have since revised my opinion of him too. I accidentally started to watch his new programme and found myself to be astonished by these kids. No wonder Britain is in a mess if kids are growing up on pot noodles and nothing but crisps for lunch. It's great to see him so passionate about healthy eating. I hope the Government use this to change school dinners permanently. We can only hope..