ENGLAND lose ignominiously against the West Indies and fail to qualify for the World Cup. Who's to blame?
Obviously it is the trendy teachers of the 70s and 80s with their 'progressive' ideas. The remedy? Compulsory team sports for all. Simple - no need to consult; no need to evaluate the evidence: and if it means extra hours for teachers then so much the better.
John Major's latest wheeze is but the latest of the 'back of a fag packet' ideas to come from the Tories.
TRADE Truancy Ignore all the evidence that most truancy is highly selective with PE featuring high on the list of missed subjects; that schools have sold off playing fields to finance essential capital projects - that's the Tories' way to make policy.
The NUT's continued boycott is vindicated. With the Tories down, but not out, it's time to put the boot in and finish them off once and for all.