O/T Even the Tory Party are Blaming Johnson!

[MadAmster]

rA, The head was your typical process and policy man. Actually got on with him quite well. The head of middle school was a different kettle of fish altogether. 20 something career minded chap who moved on at 27 to a headship. On his LinkedIn page he lists empathy as one of his major qualities. In my dealings with him and what I saw of how he "dealt" with others, he didn't even know the word, never mind exude it.

Andy, I have this terrible affliction. It's called honesty. To my mind the girl was a) ruining her own life b) teaching her peers that screaming and shouting gets you what you want c) the situation was having a bad effect on some colleagues d) her parents were blissfully unaware of her antics at school. For the benefit of everybody, especially the girl, action had to be taken. If was teaching today, I don't think I'd do it any differently under the exact same circumstances.

[swaledale]

I despair really, England seems characterised – not unlike the 1930s – by an impassioned anti-intellectualism that seeks simple answers and negates context and complexity.