I wrote this blog post in 2015 https://beyondthepast13.blogspot.com/.../all-i-can-say...
BUT this current shower of Tories take conscious callousness to a whole new level with an opposition that is too weak to take them on!
On the day (Friday) they issue a mandatory online learning option to schools, the Department of Education send an email reducing each schools free laptop allocations. One of our local schools needed 160+, they were allocated 63 initially then told Friday night - the start of half term - this would be reduced to just 13!! How on earth can teachers allocate these fairly? This is putting more pressure on teaching staff who are doing an amazing job. They are being forced to work even in Tier 3 restrictions!
The Govt has given £112million to a company (two contracts) Computacenter whose founder's wife gave £100,000 to the Conservative Party. https://schoolsweek.co.uk/96m-laptop-contracts-went-to.../
WE SHOULD ALL BE ASHAMED!! The level of corruption during this pandemic is astounding and the Tories have the nerve to say Labour are capitalising from it!
Our most vulnerable children are being starved and are not being given the tools to learn. This is NOT levelling up! It makes me so angry and distraught. I am fortunate in that , in spite of our personal circumstances, we are managing. I can also understand when people are NOT self isolating. How can they if they are being told feeding their kids is their responsibility in a pandemic!!
I can not do much over the next two years as I have to finish my PhD - ironically I am trying to improve the chances of all children receiving computing education.
Once I have completed it, I fully intend to take on this corrupt political system, the one that demonised the one politician who wanted to tackle corruption and poverty head on! I am angry and you should be TOO!
Stay safe everyone
Pam
