tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post301242306227031043..comments2024-02-10T12:12:06.028+00:00Comments on The Real Blog: In praise of Michael GoveDavid Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410159311875228620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-43291681587354400522014-07-20T16:44:29.787+01:002014-07-20T16:44:29.787+01:00"I wouldn’t be surprised if pupils of that pe..."I wouldn’t be surprised if pupils of that period didn’t bring a class action against their local education authorities."<br /><br />Judges banging gavels, barristers shouting "Objection, your honor" -- these things do not occur in UK courts. Class or group actions are technically possible but unlikely over here.Phil Beesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442987962398498812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-41090034029152234172014-07-18T10:42:12.048+01:002014-07-18T10:42:12.048+01:00"He was rightly enraged by the failure of the..."He was rightly enraged by the failure of the secondary system a generation ago to lift children out of poverty."<br /><br />No, no he wasn't; if he had been, he wouldn't have been in the Cabinet of this government (or indeed, any previous government since at least the mid-1970s - I'm under no illusions about Labour).<br /><br />"He was right to emphasise the importance of diversity in education, right to champion the involvement of parents in starting schools and right to turbo-charge free schools."<br /><br />Questionable. Why is permitting Steiner schools and unleashing religious fundamentalists a good thing?Lidl Janusnoreply@blogger.com