POLITICS

Yes, alright, I know everyone’s doing them – but, here’s mine, based upon the type of stuff I’ve been banging on about since I started writing on these hallowed pages. It is a programme based upon my, admittedly and unashamedly liberal belief in a society that cares for everyone and seeks to nurture everyone’s individual [...]

This week the Education Select Committee published its nattily titled report into teaching: Great Teachers: Attracting, training, retaining the best? I confess, that I’ve only skim read most of it, and, it’s true there are certain things in there that are eminently sensible and which no right minded person could oppose – however, also, slap [...]

Yesterday saw the now familiar sight of a young, clean-cut, professional being escorted out of a Whitehall department having, if you believe his embattled former boss, turned into a rogue maverick and acted entirely independently and utterly without the knowledge or acquiescence of the department. I have to say I felt a little bit of [...]

A number of things have prompted me to pose this question. First, was an experience I had last week listening to Prime Ministers Questions. As I listened, I found myself engrossed, not in a positive way that saw me nod admiringly to the razor sharp questions and witty insightful answers, no, I was compelled in [...]

It’s true. As a direct consequence of the cuts to the Ministry of Justice budget, prisons are being forced to release prisoners who otherwise would be remanded into custody. Let me elaborate – if someone is accused of committing a criminal offence and pleads not guilty, their case will usually be adjourned pending trial. If [...]