Misleading Liberals
Eastleigh Borough Council are flaunting there sustainability credentials, they are such an innovative council when it comes to being sustainable that they are organising trips to Southampton, to see how it is done.
Typical Liberal democrats.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
The problems for the PIGS continues
In the Times today Charles Grant highlights the problems with the single currency in Europe and the problems that this creates. The lack of flexibility in the single currency and the inability to pull out could cause much greater problems.
In the Times today Charles Grant highlights the problems with the single currency in Europe and the problems that this creates. The lack of flexibility in the single currency and the inability to pull out could cause much greater problems.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The bringing of the market into education
The news that four schools are going for trust status should be welcomed, especially by the parents of the city. The need to change the failing education system has to be a priority for the parents and the council.
The introduction of markets into schools has taken place in America and Sweden, with a level of success that would be welcomed to our education system. Market principles require regulation – but smart and unbureaucratic regulation. The failings of a centralised culture can be seen in the nationalised industries of the post war labour government. These created large bureaucratic systems that were more interested in the preservation of there existence rather than the delivery of service. The same can be said of the education system. The education system should be about obtaining the best for children rather than the preservation of a system.
Last week it was announced that more than 42 per cent of the 75,000 pupils entitled to free lunches last year could not manage a single 'C' grade in any subject. This is a failure that can not be accepted. Change in the education system is required, the news that schools wish to take control and be accountable to the people they serve (pupils and parents) should be welcomed. This should allow the innovation that is required and allow for investment in the areas that are needed for the local area, rather than targets from Whitehall.
The news that four schools are going for trust status should be welcomed, especially by the parents of the city. The need to change the failing education system has to be a priority for the parents and the council.
The introduction of markets into schools has taken place in America and Sweden, with a level of success that would be welcomed to our education system. Market principles require regulation – but smart and unbureaucratic regulation. The failings of a centralised culture can be seen in the nationalised industries of the post war labour government. These created large bureaucratic systems that were more interested in the preservation of there existence rather than the delivery of service. The same can be said of the education system. The education system should be about obtaining the best for children rather than the preservation of a system.
Last week it was announced that more than 42 per cent of the 75,000 pupils entitled to free lunches last year could not manage a single 'C' grade in any subject. This is a failure that can not be accepted. Change in the education system is required, the news that schools wish to take control and be accountable to the people they serve (pupils and parents) should be welcomed. This should allow the innovation that is required and allow for investment in the areas that are needed for the local area, rather than targets from Whitehall.
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