tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post5705412770553650735..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Willetts Puts the Boot Into Alan JohnsonIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74966359180091343662007-05-25T07:22:00.000+01:002007-05-25T07:22:00.000+01:00Hypocrite of the day award must go to Keith VazWhy...<I>Hypocrite of the day award must go to Keith Vaz</I><BR/><BR/>Why ? Leicester is his kingdom - he must lead "his people" and make sure their squeal is hard above the Muslim din.......squeaky wheels get greaseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-60366199332205384202007-05-24T18:26:00.000+01:002007-05-24T18:26:00.000+01:00Hypocrite of the day award must go to Keith Vaz.He...Hypocrite of the day award must go to Keith Vaz.<BR/><BR/>He calls for the Head of Channel 4 to step down after the damning report on the utterly irrelevent shilpa shetty row- "its what happens in these situations", "I am sure he will get another job in the media"<BR/><BR/>He might wish to direct his comments towards totally offensive and incompetent ministers first such as Kelly,browne,mcnulty,hewitt,brown,straw,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32197069316392708712007-05-24T17:23:00.000+01:002007-05-24T17:23:00.000+01:00Ralph, Question Time does consist of more than PMQ...Ralph, Question Time does consist of more than PMQs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32808779431208030892007-05-24T16:59:00.000+01:002007-05-24T16:59:00.000+01:00I think you nwill find that the Speaker quite comm...<I>I think you nwill find that the Speaker quite commonly interrupts Ministers when they seek to use Question Time to question Opposition policies. </I><BR/><BR/>Really?<BR/><BR/>If you watch PMQs Blair's standard answer to any criticism from Cameron is to question Tory policy. <BR/><BR/>Martin is the worst Speaker for decades.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203026279846542950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-60963052823050464142007-05-24T16:27:00.000+01:002007-05-24T16:27:00.000+01:00the Speaker quite commonly interrupts Ministers wh...<I>the Speaker quite commonly interrupts Ministers when they seek to use Question Time to question Opposition policies.</I><BR/><BR/>I can understand the confusion however as each party promises to implement the others programme....and i am just a voter !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-8360980932339004542007-05-24T15:40:00.000+01:002007-05-24T15:40:00.000+01:00If you actually follow events in the Chamber from ...If you actually follow events in the Chamber from day to day, Iain, I think you nwill find that the Speaker quite commonly interrupts Ministers when they seek to use Question Time to question Opposition policies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18361914666868197472007-05-24T15:17:00.000+01:002007-05-24T15:17:00.000+01:00I don't see the hit either. How does stealing the ...I don't see the hit either. <BR/><BR/>How does stealing the Labour policy but promising to do it faster count as a victory?<BR/><BR/>The overall average performance where you have streaming/selection is higher. It is true that the lowest quarter do less well in a streamed environment but the best quarter do disproportionately better. Cameron and Willets are onto a loser with this line of attack and they are setting themselves up for charges of hypocrisy unless the Tory front bench all start sending their children to non-selective schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-50205611633297245912007-05-24T14:40:00.000+01:002007-05-24T14:40:00.000+01:00Grammar Schools one day Johnson the next.Is he now...Grammar Schools one day Johnson the next.Is he now going in the right direction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-6022188542076245732007-05-24T14:25:00.000+01:002007-05-24T14:25:00.000+01:00The problem with schools is not the amount of mone...The problem with schools is not the amount of money spent on them, or the teachers or the pupils; it's the lack of discipline.<BR/><BR/>Bring on the voucher system and let the parents decide which school their kids attend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19381384888778760152007-05-24T14:11:00.000+01:002007-05-24T14:11:00.000+01:00Gosh what a huge hit, like being hit with a paper ...Gosh what a huge hit, like being hit with a paper hankie. Are you sure you read this piece before posting it Iain?!Hughes Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192390547169979749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19261025578767918282007-05-24T14:04:00.000+01:002007-05-24T14:04:00.000+01:00Academies are non-fee paying, non-selective states...<I>Academies are non-fee paying, non-selective state<BR/>schools</I><BR/><BR/>Correction:<BR/><BR/>Academies are privately-owned PFI schools leased from banks and developers which provide comprehensive education in rented accommodationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-30227289520418834672007-05-24T13:55:00.000+01:002007-05-24T13:55:00.000+01:00Isn't Willets the man who needs two brains? - one ...Isn't Willets the man who needs two brains? - one to hold Cameron's views on Grammer Schools and one to hold the Conservative view?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9846523528570662962007-05-24T13:40:00.000+01:002007-05-24T13:40:00.000+01:00It's all over for the tories - see today's ICM pol...It's all over for the tories - see today's ICM poll in the Guardian. They're sinking fast.<BR/><BR/>No policies, No hope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31712453030563543532007-05-24T13:34:00.000+01:002007-05-24T13:34:00.000+01:00Is Chris Paul a stalking fool.Is Chris Paul a stalking fool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-50467520169014298302007-05-24T13:32:00.001+01:002007-05-24T13:32:00.001+01:00I agree with Mitch. Having just read your blog on ...I agree with Mitch. Having just read your blog on this matter, I can't see why Willetts secured a big hit. Can you explain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91558799169968158672007-05-24T13:32:00.000+01:002007-05-24T13:32:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18374154279537936242007-05-24T13:21:00.000+01:002007-05-24T13:21:00.000+01:00And the hit was....? (Maybe you left that bit ou...And the hit was....? (Maybe you left that bit out).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-89683420256925515462007-05-24T13:00:00.000+01:002007-05-24T13:00:00.000+01:00Sorry CP what I really meant (without saying it) w...Sorry CP what I really meant (without saying it) was if they are so good why can't all schools be Academies?Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40956935177556992182007-05-24T12:56:00.000+01:002007-05-24T12:56:00.000+01:00400 is just about one in every town, and if there ...400 is just about one in every town, and if there is more demand I have no doubt the number will grow. The way Manchester is using this initiative is great as it wrests back control for local people. <BR/><BR/>This makes it more palatable for councils of all stripes and this has enabled the Govt to increase their targets. Blogged it <A HREF="http://chrispaul-labouroflove.blogspot.com/2007/04/david-lindsay-and-jeff-smith-academies.html" REL="nofollow">five weeks ago</A>.<BR/><BR/>But anyway I've read this PA report twice Iain and I don't see how you get from that to claim a win for Willetts. If it is a win he must have cheated and needs some points taken off him.<BR/><BR/>Just like that team A Couple of Stops from Barking AFC should have had.Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-37859592412305798932007-05-24T12:46:00.000+01:002007-05-24T12:46:00.000+01:00I can see how academic selection can help make goo...I can see how academic selection can help make good schools better, but what happens to the schools where all the best pupils don't want to go? They become sink schools? But they can't be empty, so some kids will be forced to go there. You can't just play with life chances like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58050699631441570322007-05-24T12:41:00.000+01:002007-05-24T12:41:00.000+01:00It's a good question: if they are so good why shou...It's a good question: if they are so good why shouldn't there be one in every town?Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.com