[Politics] Corbynite councillor sends daughter to Roedean

Canting hypocrites @MailOnline published one of my kids attends independent school. Privacy aside, I’ll take no lectures on moral probity from cheerleaders of bigotry/fascism. The attack piece is affirmation our administration is doing good job. Article already framed on my wall

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The Clown of Pevensey Bay said:

An arch-Corbynite city councillor in charge of schools policy who rails against privatisation sends his daughter to the most expensive private girls' school in the country, MailOnline can reveal.

Councillor Nick Childs, the deputy leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, has a daughter who attends £40,000-a-year Roedean school in Sussex.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7231707/EXCL-Corbynite-councillor-charge-schools-sends-daughter-40-000-year-Roedean-School.html

Mr Childs has tweeted in response:



1. I'm surprised that people in his position don't see the possible accusations of hypocrisy that might result.

2. How on earth does a trade union official afford school fees for Roedean?

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mwrpoole said:

Minor detail but the fees are £40k per year for full time boarders in Y10-Y13.

Day pupils the fees range from £17k in Y7 to £22k in Y10.

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The Clown of Pevensey Bay said:

An arch-Corbynite city councillor in charge of schools policy who rails against privatisation sends his daughter to the most expensive private girls' school in the country, MailOnline can reveal.

Councillor Nick Childs, the deputy leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, has a daughter who attends £40,000-a-year Roedean school in Sussex.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7231707/EXCL-Corbynite-councillor-charge-schools-sends-daughter-40-000-year-Roedean-School.html

Mr Childs has tweeted in response:



1. I'm surprised that people in his position don't see the possible accusations of hypocrisy that might result.

2. How on earth does a trade union official afford school fees for Roedean?

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Wardy's twin said:

Does it matter if he personally has railed against private education or not, as a staunch supporter of Corbyn he really is opening himself up to criticism. He is quoted in the report as saying that what he does professionally should have no influence on what he does privately ... Really

Sorry not a fan of the Daily Mail on the face of it his position comes across as pretty hypocritical.

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'My children like all children are entitled to their privacy ... I will not say anything more on this matter other than to say that these decisions should be made by parents and carers taking into consideration each child’s unique skills, abilities and needs.

'My own family’s decisions are made on this basis and are not up for public debate.

'My views on the privatisation of publicly owned state schools through the academisation of publicly owned schools remain clear and should not be confused with my family’s personal decisions.'

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The Clown of Pevensey Bay said:

An arch-Corbynite city councillor in charge of schools policy who rails against privatisation sends his daughter to the most expensive private girls' school in the country, MailOnline can reveal.

Councillor Nick Childs, the deputy leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, has a daughter who attends £40,000-a-year Roedean school in Sussex.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7231707/EXCL-Corbynite-councillor-charge-schools-sends-daughter-40-000-year-Roedean-School.html

Mr Childs has tweeted in response:



1. I'm surprised that people in his position don't see the possible accusations of hypocrisy that might result.

2. How on earth does a trade union official afford school fees for Roedean?

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Harry Wilson's tackle said:

I think you have highlighted a Daily Fail own goal here. Due to the lack of actual 'railing'.

Is the Daily Fail opposed to private schools?

Are private schools illegal or immoral?

Are all 'Corbynistas' supposed to have one view on everything?

Are all labour council people and parliamentarians 'Corbynistas' for generally following the party line on most matters?

Will all conservative council people and partiamentarians automatically become Borisistas (or Borisazis, to match the insinuation that labour types are 'istas' like the Sandinistas)?

If you read the daily Fail, does this automatically make you a Borisazi?

These are important questions that require answer and NOW!

Back on planet earth, certainly that peculiar labour woman whose name momentarily escapes me, hefty black woman and former school chum of the telly tory in the pastel suits whose name also escapes me, sent her kid to private school and was rightly pilloried for hypocrisy (she was and is a 'railer' of wince-inducing proportions). In this instance, however, this looks like nothing more than rabid blue dog whistling. A bit careless, OP

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hans kraay fan club said:

Sorry, but that is bollocks. He says nothing of the sort.

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Wardy's twin said:

sorry but your reply is bollocks ... your quotes back up my comment which is he does not practice what he preaches....i.e. private education is ok for his kids but not other people's.

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'My views on the privatisation of publicly owned state schools through the academisation of publicly owned schools remain clear and should not be confused with my family’s personal decisions.'

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hans kraay fan club said:

But he says nothing of the sort. He has made NO comment here at all about the merits or evils of 'private education', for his children or for anybody else's.

He is talking about the forced passing of control of state owned educational assets, designed and run by educational professionals, with only the good of the students at heart, into the hands of private enterprises making decisions on staffing and resources on the grounds of cost-savings and profits.

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hans kraay fan club said:

But he says nothing of the sort. He has made NO comment here at all about the merits or evils of 'private education', for his children or for anybody else's.

He is talking about the forced passing of control of state owned educational assets, designed and run by educational professionals, with only the good of the students at heart, into the hands of private enterprises making decisions on staffing and resources on the grounds of cost-savings and profits.

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hans kraay fan club said:

But he says nothing of the sort. He has made NO comment here at all about the merits or evils of 'private education', for his children or for anybody else's.

He is talking about the forced passing of control of state owned educational assets, designed and run by educational professionals, with only the good of the students at heart, into the hands of private enterprises making decisions on staffing and resources on the grounds of cost-savings and profits.

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The Large One said:

Quite. For one, places like Roedean still have to jump through the same Ofsted hoops as state schools, and have the same level of professional quality teachers and staff. Academies do not.

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hans kraay fan club said:

Has he 'railed against private education' then?

Because everything that article highlights, centres on his opposition to the takeover of state schools by profit-making private organisations, which is a completely different argument altogether.

No hypocrisy here at all, I'm afraid. The rancid Daily mail and its hard of thinking readership need to try a little harder.

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