Addressing a fringe event organised by the Social Market Foundation,Knight said: "We have to hold our nerve. There are going to be timeswhen it's pretty tough." The Minister referred to the experience ofRawmarsh School in South Yorkshire where a group of mothers recentlybegan pushing fast food through the railings.
He said the protest reflected the fact that some parents had beenbrought up in a culture where fast food was the norm.
"It really should not be any surprise that they are feeding chipsthrough the railings in Rotherham," he said.
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