Why should teachers worry about a future Tory government?   Some of the answers are here in an article written by George Bridges, who used to be David Cameron’s campaign director, entitled “Time to crush the National Union of Teachers”.He feels that a Tory government should give the NUT the same treatment Thatcher gave the NUM.  (Take that to its logical conclusion and we end up with all the schools closing down.  Didn’t think it through did he?)

We are always hearing suggestions from the opposition that the government inferferes too much, that policing/health/education should be left to the experts without politicans who do not know as much sticking their oar in, but they are hollow words.

I actually agree with the words the Tories say when they ask for the professionals in a field to decide how they should do their own job, whether it is the police, teachers, soldiers or fire fighters. Unfortunately I don’t think the Tories agree with the words: they just say them when they think it will make people like them.

A key phrase in the piece is:

Translated, this means that teachers would rule the roost, accountable to no one but themselves, using the outdated progressive methods of the Sixties.

Can’t have teachers ‘ruling the roost’ can we?  Using all that dangerous book-learnin’ they fill them with during their teacher training?

If I was a teacher I would be in the union for my own protection.  I certainly wouldn’t then vote for a party where influential people are openly declaring war on my union and profession.

(Hat tip to ZaNuLieBore over at Common Endeavor for linking to that article in their post about schools)