FlyTheNest

adam wrote:There's a less promising poll from TNS earlier today...

Con 33 (+5)
Lab 32 (-3)
and the rest, but Smithson says that TNS seem to have changed their methodology and that probably explains the extent of the swing.

Labour's 36 with YouGov tonight is their best this year.

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

RogerOThornhill wrote:Evening all - school meetings and library is where I've been hiding myself today.

Did we see the Edu Select Committee report on Trojan Horse? The telegraph is clearly not going to play up this bit:

80. The Trojan Horse affair epitomises many of the questions and concerns expressed elsewhere about the changing school landscape and the overlapping roles of the organisations responsible for oversight of schools. In this light, it is less about extremism than about governance and the ability of local and central agencies to respond to whistle-blowers and challenges posed by individual schools. We note once again that no evidence of extremism or radicalisation, apart from a single isolated incident, was found and that there is no evidence of a sustained plot nor of a similar situation pertaining elsewhere in the country.

81. It is important to return to the need to ensure a good education for the children at the schools affected. They, and their schools, will continue to require support from local and central agencies to make this a reality.

So when do we get Gilligan's apology for shit-stirring?

The pupils at those schools are going to that label round there neck wherever they go..."Oh, you went to that school?"

I noted the other week that he was at it again with Small Heath where h came up with a quote about the narrowing of the curriculum which wasn't in the report - quite the opposite in fact.

Nasty little man. And to think he worked at the BBC...

Where does that leave Clarke's report?

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Tubby Isaacs wrote:Did Clarke focus more on people muscling in governing bodies?

gilsey wrote:

LadyCentauria wrote: Slightly tangentially: Watched the second of the BBC THREE Free Speech series tonight, subheaded 'Battle of the Kingmakers' – which was interesting. The first episode was called 'I'm Ed Miliband, Ask Me Anything.' Next episode (third) is called 'I'm a Conservative, Ask Me Anything' and has the following blurb:

The Conservative Party is under the microscope in an election special. Party chairman Grant Shapps and a panel of those from across the Conservative spectrum face a live audience of over a hundred voters aged 16-34 for an unscripted hour of tough and uncensored questions.

So: Ed Miliband (Leader of the Labour Party) did the first one all on his own; the leaders of the SNP, the Greens, and Plaid Cymru, all appeared for the second one; and the leader of the Conservative Party is nowhere to be seen for the third! Too frit to face questions from a roomful of 100 'young people.'

We predicted that Callme wouldn't do it, didn't we. I think the young people will draw their own conclusions.

Are Clegg and Farage getting a programme each or one between them?