Comments on: The government wants to prosecute more parents

By: Derek W. Buxton

Derek W. Buxton — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:09:48 +0000

Only if the parents can then sue whoever is responsible for the lousy education on offer. I had a problem when my daughter was at school, argued with the head and spoke, they weren’t listening, to two Tory MPs, bloody useless. I had to sign a form to say that she would continue with learning German in the 5th and 6th Form, then they changed the timetable so she could not do so, that was a contract, the school broke it and got away with it. In my book, the head should have been sacked.

Education is by and large lousy, look at the youngsters they are turning out. The sad thing is it is not the childrens fault, it is the stupid system and the people running it. But Cameron will not change things, not now not ever.

Derek Buxton

By: uk Fred

uk Fred — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:45:43 +0000

there are two things to say about this: firstly those heads whose schools are returning poor results need to be encouraged to leave, or else be subject to a referendum by parents to get rid of them, and secondly the government ought to be looking at ways of enabling parents to make effective choices, such as by the introduction of (and here I show my age) Rhodes Boyson’s beloved educational voucher system.

By: DBC Reed

DBC Reed — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:37:01 +0000

How are ALL parents going to get their first choice?

By: Adrian Peirson

Adrian Peirson — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:30:10 +0000

Violence will only play into their hands, that is what they planned for, never do what the enemy expects or wants.

http://britsattheirbest.com/

By: Stuart Fairney

Stuart Fairney — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:53:49 +0000

Though they would both frantically deny it tghere are many similarities, and whilst Labour are a bit more interventionist, high-tax, high meddle-in-your-life, it really remains to be seen what Mr Cameron will do.

At the moment he is (successfully) doing a pre-1997 Blair, saying nothing and letting supporters project their fantasies on to him. What he will do in office? I don’t know, I hope for uber-Thatcher come Keith Joseph, but I fear it maybe “Blu-Labour”

Yet one almost has to vote tory to boot out the incumbents.

By: TomTom

TomTom — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:37:13 +0000

How does an individual family make its choices in this society ? How to educate their children ? How to find suitable free-to-air programming ? How to preserve culture and religion ?

It appears that every avenue to autonomy is blocked and punished and that people are treated like cattle entering the abattoir. Is violence the only way to express anger and seek freedom ?

Timonthy Garton-Ash gives an interview to Der Spiegel claiming both British parties are “social democrat” with much the same approach to state provision; is that really a democracy ?

Is it now impossible to choose to live life other than in accordance with the dictates of The State ? Is it really a Welfarist Prison Camp like Patrick McGoohan’s ‘Prisoner’ ?

The levels of anger and frustration are widespread and casual conversation brings forth flashes of resentment and fury; someone will harness that raw power and overturn the apple-cart the political class is guarding so jealously. This country is in a pre-revolutionary phase and some political parties will be demolished by popular anger….first Labour…then…..

Reply: Channel energies into legal political action. Violence is not the answer.

By: Stuart Fairney

Stuart Fairney — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:30:34 +0000

“All animals are equal but some or MORE equal than others”

as a great man once said

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By: Alan Wheatley

Alan Wheatley — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:30:02 +0000

“Public servants are here to serve the public, not to create ever more complicated and unsatisfactory systems so they can prosecute more people who fall foul of them.”

I agree, and wouldn’t it be nice if public servants generally took this to heart.

I get the impression that government use new legislation as the normal reaction to something that is perceived to have gone wrong. It is as if they are saying “don’t blame us – lack of legislation was the culprit, and we are putting that right. Rubbish, of course, but it is as if they can’t help themselves.

By: Adrian Peirson

Adrian Peirson — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:02:43 +0000

Blogging will not be enough, they have declared war on us and if all we do is moan about it they will simply laugh and continue.
Now I’m NOT inciting violence, I’m far too intelligent for that, that is exactly what they want.
I think the fragmented British people need to unite and begin speaking with a single voice.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3507238/Social-services-set-up-CCTV-camera-in-couples-bedroom.html