tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post1931951646065407993..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Toby Young Demands Government WasteTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-43439689509466707812017-10-15T18:47:48.633+01:002017-10-15T18:47:48.633+01:00That 80% figure is potentially worse than you desc...That 80% figure is potentially worse than you describe.<br /><br />The 20% of places created where there is no shortage are pure waste.<br /><br />Of the other 80% Toby makes no statement whether they have:<br />a) Completely met local demand or left a significant remaining shortfall.<br />b) Created an over-supply - pushing the waste above the 20% mark.<br /><br />But of course, one man's waste is another man's opportunity. <br />AND WE PAY (As they say on the red-tops)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-27049514373988129302017-10-13T18:38:17.533+01:002017-10-13T18:38:17.533+01:00Certainly in London, where a 'Free' school...Certainly in London, where a 'Free' school opens depends ultimately on where they can find premises. One of the twat Young's favourite schools is Michaela School in Wembley. This was supposed to have opened in, I think, somewhere like Fulham or Wandsworth, spent ages trying to find a site and finished up miles away in an area with no particular 'demographic need' but with an empty building. <br />For those who haven't been near a school in recent years the recent London Review of Books has a terrifying article describing the North Korean nature of life in the modern academy chain school and a revealing section on the Gradgrindian nature of Michaela School itself. Unsurprisingly, the government's Ofsted are rather keen on the place. It's here:<br />https://www.lrb.co.uk/v39/n19/george-duoblys/one-two-three-eyes-on-meA.Robot (Mrs)noreply@blogger.com