Blair’s Labour said education was its biggest priority… current government is focused on teaching political propaganda
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WHEN Tony Blair was asked what his priorities were for government back in 1997, he was very clear: “Education, education, education,” is what he replied. Now, OK — that was a bit misleading. It would have been more accurate if he had said, “Education, illegally invading a country and causing a civil war. And letting millions of immigrants into the country.”.
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But that didn’t have quite the same ring to it. In fairness to Blair’s New Labour government, they did improve schooling quite dramatically in London. Those improvements never quite reached beyond the M25, but still, it was a good start. Now Labour is back in power. And under the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, they plan to “shake up” the curriculum.
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Well, OK. But what does this mean, exactly? Start getting tough with the kids who don’t turn up? Raising the standards so that exams are a little more testing? Making sure every kid is familiar with the greatest bits of English Literature. And is familiar with the important parts of our history? Nope.
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Exactly the reverse. Ms Phillipson has surrounded herself with a blob of numpties from trades unions, universities and civil servants. And they are advising her to make the curriculum “more relevant”. They want it “decolonised”, for a start. This is because they are self-hating liberals who cannot bear the country in which they live. They are ashamed of our history, rather than proud of it.
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