Apr 24
I really don’t care about the kids
The school opposite me is shut because a minority of teachers still belong to a union led by a left-wing militant loony. Christine Blower gets the support of people who believe it or not, still call each other “comrade.” The NUT’s members probably ought to be known as NUTters, not least because they have been quite content to let a handful of militants run their union, and paid no attention to what was going on. The problem with the NUT is that it really wants to run schools for the benefit of teachers – children are well down the list. That’s why Blower can say that she sees this strike as a mark of respect to her dead predecessor. It’s not about the kids’ education at all.