Yesterday evening I attended the two public meetings at St George’s High school, organised by the Schools Adjudicator Canon Richard Lindley who has the task of deciding whether to uphold the school’s appeal against Labour’s ludicrous decision to close the school.
My colleagues Councillors Les and Nicky Turner were also able to attend, but our Labour colleagues were noticeable only by their absence, and unsurprisingly neither Councillor Warmisham nor Councillor Merry had the courage to come along and defend their decision.
Several people have asked me today whether the meetings went well. Canon Lindley has an impressive poker face and gave little away, but I hope he has been persuaded by both the arguments and the passion shown by parents, pupils, staff and parents at St George’s.
The school has now had the axe hanging over it since 2007, and the commitment shown by those associated with the school since then has been truly remarkable. Many would have given in by now, but the two full school halls worth of local people showed how much St George’s is valued by the local community.
St George’s continues to have my full support. I hope that Canon Lindley comes to the right decision and votes in favour of the school – however should he uphold the Council’s line, there is one last line of defence. Local residents have the opportunity to kick their hopeless Labour Council out of office in May 2010, and should they choose to do so, any incoming Conservative-led Council would revoke the closure notice and keep St George’s open.
Not a relation I trust?
For anyone interested:
http://www.schoolsadjudicator.gov.uk/about1.cfm
typical of labour, they only turn up when the lights camera action is for there benefit , and don’t turn up to backup there political policies more faceless politics eminating from 10 downing street to Robin hood and his “merry men” at salford may 2010 can not come quick enough to rid us of this pestilence we call labour…….