Comments | aoakley: For Councils and Against Free Schools

aoakley

For Councils and Against Free Schools

Jun 18, 2010 23:19

There are few things I disagree with Conservative policy on, and the latest is our Free Schools policy, in which any group of people - local residents, a charity, a religious group, a profit-making company - can get taxpayers' money to start their own school if they meet specific criteria ( Read more... )

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jarkman June 19 2010, 09:54:25 UTC

I believe you haven't met our council.

aoakley June 19 2010, 17:50:44 UTC

If you don't like your council, it is within your power to change it. They are democratically accountable - unlike academies and free schools which are not.

jarkman June 19 2010, 18:02:04 UTC

I haven't maanged to change it yet. I suspect you may be overestimating the power of the voting business.

Free schools will have a different sort of accountability - parents voting with their feet - which I imagine will be both better targeted and more keenly felt than local elections.

aoakley June 19 2010, 21:28:02 UTC

Given that turnout in council elections is dismally small, the reality is that everyone else is underestimating the power of the local voting business ( ... )