The Conservatives Schools Policy

The Conservatives want to open up the school system to enthusiastic parents and while I think having big dreams, creating huge goals and having enormous vision is important for society to evolve I just wonder if this is just a pipe dream easy on the lips and harder on the ground.

Running a school is enormously hard work with committed experts working together with governors of all backgrounds and experiences and I just wonder if this will really mean that big business seizes this opportunity to get involved with our education system.

What do you think - have you got the energy, passion, committment and expertise to get involved?

Primark's PR Problem

Yesterday Primark were being severely critised by all sorts of agencies, politicians and angry parents about their shiny, pink sparkly padded bikini.

They quickly spotted a PR nightmare and removed them and have donated their profits from the bikini to a children's charity.

Even David Cameron got in on the bandwagon.

But what do you think of it?

Do you think retailers have a responsibility to monitor what they sell or is it a parent's responsibility to guide, direct and say "no" to their kids over what they wear?

I remember the same sort of fracas when the Playboy logo was over all the place with young people completely unaware of what they were buying in to.

So I'm pondering and trying to make up my mind - what are your thoughts?

Here's the Daily Mail article to read