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Most recent annotations on things by Edward Balls
- Michael Bourne: Completely stumped for an answer. The response of Mr Balls was a total non sequitur. P.S. The correct title is The England and Wales Cricket Board. But for one whose level gets no further... (30 July 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Anne Jago: Ed Balls rightly speaks with great emotion about the Baby P case; so it is very hard to understand why he allows his civil servants to disregard the recommendations Lord Laming made following the... (15 March 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - barbara richards: "and the Government deserves credit for its policy of Every Child Matters." The Government will not recieve credit for this on judgement day, but condemnation. The Government has acted with... (13 March 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - barbara richards: "the wrong way to do it would be to cut the Sure Start budget, which is there to ensure early intervention and protection of children" You've employed people from the wicked sexually perverted... (13 March 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - barbara richards: I told you, all of you, that you had allowed a paedophile psychologist to influence the secret family courts. I've been nagging all of you about this for about three years! The blame for the... (13 March 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - barbara richards: It's no good having people in charge of child protection if they have come through the Kinsey Institute! It's like putting a bull in charge of a china shop! (13 March 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - russell burnikell: is it not time to have a run on of free school meals for 4weeks like rent allowance Being paid £40.00 per week in work credit for the first 12 months is taken back by the cost of school meals... (11 March 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Ben Hoskin: "half-backed gimmicks like his plan to force 11-year-olds who do not make the grade to stay on for another year in primary school" Well, they're still in compulsory education at this stage, so... (25 February 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - John Pearson: Mr Balls seems to be listening to to the teachers! (15 October 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Ed Manser: Mr Balls may be able to give such common sense directives but a teacher being faced by PC LEAs is not likely to be met with sympathey (1 July 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Michael Bourne: Bellingham to Balls. Attempt to send down a teasing ball but action all awry; too friendly a delivery and way off line. Batter in no trouble; has a chat with the bowler as the ball goes wide,... (24 June 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Julian Todd: The claim that the words were "So what" was a front page story in the Daily Express,[1] and -- according to allegations made in Private Eye[2] -- was going to feature in the Times, Sun, Mail, and... (20 March 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - John Bavister: Whether he actually said "So weak!", or "So what!" as Cameron and others believed, it's only really a matter of degree. "So what!" is contemptible; "So weak!" is merely arrogant. ... (13 March 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Andrew Taylor: It would seem like the easiest and best way to avoid "[having] different rules for different schools" would be to have the same body inspecting them all, rather than different bodies for... (5 February 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Bob Hayes: This is a very dangerous path for the Secretary of State to tread. Of course the issues raised by Michael Gove need the closest of attention and monitoring. It is churlish to say the least for Ed... (5 February 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - annette taberner: Young people who are educated at home are unable to claim educational maintenance allowance, irrespective of how hard they work and irrespective of the income of the family. It is available to... (15 January 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Lynn Roxburgh: The obligation for local government to provide transport for post 16 education will cost money and without central funding it will be parents who will pick up the tab. The idea of transport in... (19 December 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Freya Sykes: You may be interested to know that Wakefield's last public swimming baths at Sun Lane closed down over a year ago and there's still no sign of it being replaced...whilst this is in Mary Creagh's... (21 November 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - jan altus: Question: Why is a school such as Stockwell Park, which currently has a good 25 m swimming pool, to be totally rebuilt minus its swimming pool? Answer: Errr, none. ... (13 November 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - John Whitby: A standard non answer to a specific question! The Govt itself recognised the importance of swimming ability in every schoolchild, it is also emphasising the need to excercise regularly for health... (13 November 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - J H Hall: Will the Secretary of State publish all the communication between his department and Essex County Council in relation to all events leading up to the building and opening of Bishops Park School?... (13 November 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - sally wainman: This is no answer at all: Kate Hoey asked specifically about the loss of the SWIMMING POOL at Stockwell College. Why has the Government chosen to exclude pools from its "Building Schools for the... (13 November 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - sally wainman: Earlier this year Suffolk County Council voted to abolish all the Middle Schools in Suffolk over the next 12 years. This has created a lot of opposition and unhappiness. If there is going to be a... (13 November 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Natalie Brown: "drive up standards and provide the facilities necessary to support the needs of all children in our society" Does Ed Balls really think that he knows the needs and aspirations of every single... (13 November 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Alix Cull: Has the Minister considered employing an independent person in schools (Nurse, Social 'worker, consellor) to whom the pupils can go with their problems. The pupils tend to regard teachers as... (13 November 2007)
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