Labour should seek to end hospital car park charges in England
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon I live close to my local hospital in Telford. It is situated 5…
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Labour needs to learn to love Academies
By Mike Ion / @mikeion Academies work. A brief analysis of this year’s results indicates that the proportion…
For many middle class bloggers and journalists, voting against Labour is a luxury they can indulge
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon Reading various blogs, websites and newspapers over the summer one cannot help but…
18 is a progressive number
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon Once we get through the silly season, when various newspapers publish lists of…
Progressive Tory education policy: subsidise private schools with taxpayers’ money
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon Tory controlled Bromley council is considering using taxpayers’ money to subsidise private school…
The Tory MP who wants a referendum on Lisbon Treaty but would not let the people decide on electoral reform
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon Daniel Daniel Kawczynski MP is the MP for Shrewsbury – I was his…
How do we open up admissions to faith schools?
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon Last year Ed Balls ordered an investigation after the Department for Children, Schools…
Labour’s annual conference – time for a change?
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon I know the summer holidays are upon us but before long Labour party…
Tory PPCs: Compassionate? Progressive? Apparently not
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon Tim Montgomerie’s article in today’s FT appears to revel in the fact that…
Private schools and the pursuit of privilege
By Mike Ion / @MikeIon As the economic downturn bites further into household budgets many independent schools are…
