Ed “Flipper” Balls, this blog’s preferred candidate for leading Labour into a twenty-year trek through the political wilderness, is clearly not afraid to exploit a tragedy for personal gain, as can be seen in this cri de coeur in today’s Groan.
Coincidentally, evidence emerged today of just what a resounding success Mr Balls and his colleagues managed to make of their education and children’s policies over the last thirteen years.
Allow me to present Dr Antony Edkins, head teacher at Harrop Fold Specialist Arts College in Worsley, Greater Manchester.
A teenage schoolgirl was arrested by police for racism after refusing to sit with a group of Asian students because some of them did not speak English.
The story continues with further details of Codie Stott’s crime….
“She said I had to sit there with five Asian pupils,” said Codie yesterday.
“Only one could speak English, so she had to tell that one what to do so she could explain in their language. Then she sat me with them and said ‘Discuss’.”
According to Codie, the five – four boys and a girl – then began talking in a language she didn’t understand, thought to be Urdu, so she went to speak to the teacher.
“I said ‘I’m not being funny, but can I change groups because I can’t understand them?’ But she started shouting and screaming, saying ‘It’s racist, you’re going to get done by the police’.”
Codie said she went outside to calm down where another teacher found her and, after speaking to her class teacher, put her in isolation for the rest of the day.
A complaint was made to a police officer based full-time at the school, and more than a week after the incident on September 26 she was taken to Swinton police station and placed under arrest.
On searching the internet for more information on this ground-breaking establishment, I came across his little snippet from the Harrop Fold website, which is particularly telling….
Our sense of being is centered on a willingness to take risks.
It would appear so, Dr Edkins, by which I mean you certainly seem to specialise in taking risks with your pupils’ education by obliging them to study with a group of children who don’t speak their language, and then compounding the felony and traumatising them by having them arrested when they complain. Innovative stuff!
In the interest of fair and balanced blogging, I decided to put this latest fallout from Labour’s catastrophic social policies to the former Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families himself. I didn’t have to wait long for an opportunity to present itself….
So I pounced….
I’m sure he’ll get around to replying sometime soon.
Incidentally, Dr Edkins’ rejoices in the title of Executive Head Teacher. I know who I’d like to execute.
For those who may not have noticed, the interweb was in a ferment yesterday when AA Gill referred to Clare Balding (she’s on the telly or something) as….
….the dyke on a bike, puffing up the nooks and crannies at the bottom end of the nation.
Of course it didn’t take the Militant Sapphic Tendency long to mobilise the troops….
Perhaps if Clarkson were referred to as a “breeder in ill-fittting jeans” there might be a comparison to be made, but I’m pretty sure that he isn’t.
I’m not so sure. I suspect that Clarkson would laugh like a drain if he was referred to as a “breeder in ill-fitting jeans”.
But then he is blessed with a sense of humour.
Let’s replace one inequality with another!
From Dominic Raab….
….in response to a letter from a disappointed constituent, I wrote to the FCO, requesting a review of their work experience schemes – open exclusively to ethnic minority, female, disabled or low income candidates. I am all for encouraging applications from a wide range of backgrounds – but I oppose positive discrimination in recruitment as a matter of principle. This political correctness at the FCO is a hangover from the last government. I welcome the response of the new FCO Ministers – immediately putting the current schemes under review. The Mail on Sunday reported the story here.
Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. Jacques Barzun
92 today. Good innings and all that.
But wait! Yes….I’m getting….yes….OK….this just in from the Blessed Abattoir of the Sacred Cow….
Che Guevara is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom.
Ah well, I guess even divinities made flesh are entitled to the occasional bad day at the office.
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