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Do we really want dynamic, business-minded children?
I WROTE to the Tribune almost two years ago, in May 2006, with my concerns as a parent about the government’s academy programme in education and what I believed the effect would be on schools in Islington, particularly the proposal to turn my local high school, Islington Green, into a “business academy” privately sponsored by the City of London and City University. > more |
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Reefer madness - I AM annoyed about the misinformation in the media about cannabis (Lib Dem roaches handed out in street, April 18). > more
Planners’ vandalism - AS if it isn’t bad enough that Islington Council is about to sell off part of the open space (formerly playground) at Hugh Myddelton Primary School... > more
Junction death - THE article regarding the inquest into the tragic death of cyclist Madeleine Rosie Wright claimed she was the second fatality at the junction... > more
Market in danger - I WOULD like to alert residents to a meeting of Islington Council’s south area planning committee on Monday, April 28, when the application by... > more
Heritage celebration - IF you go down to Mildmay ward today, you’ll be in for a continuing surprise. Newington Green, in the heart of the ward, has the oldest Unitarian... > more
What’s cooking? - SOME time ago Clare Latimer put forward the idea of a cookery book society and a library collection of newspaper and magazine recipes. > more |
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