That appalling government minister Jim Knight, has been trying to undo some of the damage done by the even more appalling Ed Balls.Balls has attempted to attack "faith schools" and grammar schools in recent weeks. No matter what the positives might be, these must be pilloried.
[ It was the sheer ,pettyminded spite demonstrated by leftwingers which made me turn against them when I was becoming politically aware in my mid to late teens.]
"With Mr Balls away on holiday, Mr Knight stepped in to calm the row at a meeting organised by the Board of Deputies of British Jews." A number of Jewish headteachers are "hopping mad" - and no surprise there.
What Balls had done was to wickedly imply that the majority of faith schools demand 'voluntary' donations on admissions forms.
In practice "They were only able to identify six schools which asked parents for up front contributions - all faith schools and five of them Jewish." AND all of these had valid reasons for doing so.
Really. This government ought to be more careful when disseminating its abundant malice.
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