There's been much coverage about the London Borough of Richmond plan to open a catholic secondary school. It would be all well IF there was not a shortage of secondary school places in the borough, IF the council was not spending £8m to buy the site and hand it free to the diocese and IF catholics did not make just 10% of the borough's population.
Why this plan then? See my comment on Twickerati: Lord disappointed by acolyte
Why this plan then? See my comment on Twickerati: Lord disappointed by acolyte
The council spending £8m to create a faith-school that will provideSee also:endoctrinationquality education for catholic pupils, 70% coming OUT of the borough.
Where's the democracy in there?
By the way, why did Lord True not disclose his interests (see above, his wife is catholic and heads up the SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST, whose aim is quite vaguely "To benefit such Roman Catholic Charitable purposes as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit".
This trust has £30m in the bank...
- RISC web site
- RISC facebook group
- RTT: Catholic school debate will go to the High Court
- RTT: Clifden Road site cost Richmond Council £8.45m
- RTT:Campaigners push ahead with Catholic school challenge
- RTT:Catholic school consultation starts tomorrow
- RTT:Catholic school and sixth form plans get Richmond Council approval
- RTT:Peppercorn rate proposal for Catholic school
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