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POPSLabour ignoring needs of patients While claiming to be proving choice to the public, Labour has actually set about abolishing any bodies which had the power to oppose their control-freak policies, such as community health councils.
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POPSYouth, violence, illiteracy The lack of functional literacy is blamed for violence amongst young people, leaving them unable to respond effectively emotionally laden situations. It is suggested that an emphasis on testing and targets leads to teachers providing a minimal imput wrt literacy skills.
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POPSDiscrimination and the race card While discrimination might well persist, the rules against it provide rich opportunities for minorities should they decide to litigate. Unfortunately, the rich pickings available could well attract less than honest complaints.
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POPSPublic sector absenteeism Public sector workers take more days off than private sector workers, wir health workers taking most time off. Teachers take the least time off. Northerners take off more time than southerners.
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POPSComputers and education Do we need another research centre to find obvious answers? Only when schools are prepared to embrace the information Age/Knowledge Economy paradigm and look afresh at what 'education' is, will we advance. 21st Century tools do not sit comfortably in 19th century institutions, run by unimaginative, autocratic 20th century bureaucrats.
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POPSTory calls for Haw to be moved on. An uncharacteristically authoritarian call by Alan Duncan to force protesters outside Parliament to be move on does nothing for the Tory party at a time when it needs to be countering growing Labour authoritarianism
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POPSRip off Britian The UK demands some of the highest prices while providing some of the worst services in the world.
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POPSFrench neocolonialism in Africa Johann Hari looks at the way that France has managed to maintain control of its colonies in Africa by using its forces to keep pliant dictators in power. He suggests that there is a new scramble for control of African resources, led by the Chinese.
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POPSInquiry SATS contract An inquiry by Lord Sutherland will look at the SATS debacle and the contract. Balls says he is confident about the quality of the marking
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