| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Fiona Millar Patronises Acton Residents | |
| Posted by: | Colin Carroll | |
| Date/Time: | 09/12/09 16:56:00 |
| And Toby is not acting in his own self interest? I know who she lives with I am just as informed as you are (incidentally she is not married to Campbell). Like I said she is a seasoned political operator and Toby did not come across too well and was unconvincing, especially when he mentioned how Free Schools work so well in Sweden. Fiona's counter argument, that you could not draw direct comparison with the Swedish system for several reasons which she outlined succinctly, this left a hole in one of his arguments.How will Toby manage to persuade those who have the power to grant his wish ? As I said she writes on the subject of education and is much better informed than Toby and I do believe that she is committed to raising the standard of state education. She has been a critic of the Academies, so she does not always tow the party line. Yes she was a governor what's wrong with that? Lots of parents do it at their kids schools are they altruistic or self interested?Toby could become a governor and wield some sort of influence. I hope that one day in the not too distant future that Acton High School will be one of the over subscribed schools that you speak of, it might change the views of some on here. After all AHS is a state of the art facility that was the easy and expensive bit to achieve, now for the hard bit raising the standards. Campden or Camden does where you live influence your political outlook? "Ironically Toby Young is a Webb Ellis ex pupil" And not an outstanding one by all accounts. |