I wish I could think of some reassuring words, some glimmers of light - but I can't.
We, the people, have handed Labour five years and a golden opportunity to wreak havoc across the education system and across wider society. Never have the 'Four Olds' that Mao derided felt more precious to me and more under threat. Perhaps the current Labour party leadership do feel inspired by the failed communist experiments of the 20th century - didn't Yvette Cooper describe her political opponents as 'wreckers'? Interesting choice of words, straight from the Soviet/Stalinist vocabulary book.
I wish I could think of some reassuring words, some glimmers of light - but I can't.
We, the people, have handed Labour five years and a golden opportunity to wreak havoc across the education system and across wider society. Never have the 'Four Olds' that Mao derided felt more precious to me and more under threat. Perhaps the current Labour party leadership do feel inspired by the failed communist experiments of the 20th century - didn't Yvette Cooper describe her political opponents as 'wreckers'? Interesting choice of words, straight from the Soviet/Stalinist vocabulary book.