Anthony Barnett seems to think so. There is some merit to what he has to say, but my response can be found here. Longer term readers might recall me making similar points a couple of months ago. Anyone else want to have their say?
Month: September 2007
Bonding in Barnet
From the FT today: A bond to raise up to £360m for transport, schools and other local services will be proposed by a north london borough as it looks for new ways to raise money. The “Barnet bond” would provide as much as half the £733m the London suburb says it needs to improve its… Continue reading Bonding in Barnet
The Great Faith School Swindle
The Phantom Laurence points me to this excellent article by Francis Beckett about faith schools. In a weird cosmic juxtaposition last night (which, were I of lesser intelligence I might attribute to a Higher Power), after watching Munich on DVD I found myself watching the tail end of Jonathan Sacks’ BBC programme about Rosh Hashanah.… Continue reading The Great Faith School Swindle