Disagree with that. She's a serious politician for serious times, not charismatic, but she knows her stuff. Her Mais Lecture last week was wide-ranging and pretty good - linked to again for anyb… (View Post)

State sector heads would be very happy to have an influx of ex-private school kids to their schools. Their parents would be a valuable resource in putting pressure on governments to increase resource… (View Post)

It's not just curious, it's outrageous. Colleges have campaigned on this for years, to no avail. There's absolutely no justification for post-16 education in schools and in colleges no… (View Post)

Only up to a point. The Greens ran Brighton Council for a few years recently, and made such a mess of it that it tarnished their reputation. They were slaughtered (by Labour) last May, losing most of… (View Post)

On the Green vote, Brighton is instructive. There are three Brighton constituencies (Pavilion, Kemptown and Hove). All three are chock-full of Green sympathisers, as evidenced by council election res… (View Post)