Welcome to Pant Watch. Pant Watch exists to chronicle the dying days of the Blair administration. Technically, we are now at P-8, P-1 being the day that Steve Bell published this cartoon showing Blair wearing John Major’s pants of power. To be sure, Bell has portrayed Blair as a pant-wearer before, most memorably here, but… Continue reading Pant Watch: the Grand Coalition
Tag: schools
Loading the dice
Over at the Apollo Project, Peter links to an interesting article about selection in secondary education, and its inherent randomness. It isn’t clear in the article, but the local authority it refers to could well be Bromley, where I grew up and attended the Grammar. Either way, it certainly reflects my experience, where it did… Continue reading Loading the dice
Schools and markets again
I’m pleased and flattered to have my last post on this subject listed in Apollo’s October Top Ten – thanks. Meanwhile, I’ve been jousting with Bishop Hill in the comments section of my last post. He’s been giving me a run for my money, although I’m not at all convinced. We’re coming from two distinct… Continue reading Schools and markets again