Tom Morris

A reasonable complaint

I’m in a university library reading room in London. Taped onto every desk is a list of rules for use of the reading room. On the desk next to mine, someone has scrawled on them the following:

Why do you need to put this sign up right on front of every single person’s nose? Put a few signs up on the wall and I’m sure people will get it.

This seems like a very reasonable complaint. Also in the room, there’s actually a big advert on the wall from “TDA” trying to get people to go into (primary and secondary school) teaching. Not on your nelly! My one rule: if they aren’t old enough to opt-out, they aren’t old enough for me to teach.

This is insane. Can’t explain. Busy and tired. Go read it. Bonkers on a stick. The imminent electoral death of New Labour might be enough to save us from Peter Mandelson - the Voldemort of British politics. I’m not looking forward to Cameron’s lot and I’ll be earnestly voting LibDem or Green (depending on whether the Green Party get their shit together on science policy). Getting Mandleson away from the levers of power will be a very good thing. If you are a UK citizen, keep track of this story and write to your MP about it once we’ve got the full details.