This is interesting. I have listened to the interview. It was bad but not the end of the world. The Labour Party are on eggshells with the media and DA not knowing her facts does not help the party.
Based on Mn history with regards to DA, She handed her self on plate to people who already hate her. People who would love to see her gone and never to speak on tv or any other media outlet again.
If I were in her position, I would not put myself in a position where I would get anything wrong. But shit happens and this shit hit the fan big.
Mn and others will nail her to her death to the joy of the Tory party.
People who complain about her tone of voice, can go figure. Am glad she speaks like that. It stops people from calling her aggressive, which I'm my view can be worse. Let's just say, a black woman can't raise her voice. Even for a little bit. She has managed it well for now.
I have always thought she had a speech impediment that's why she tries to talk slowly and also, to not come across as aggressive. Who knows I could be wrong.
Regards to the school debacle, I would have done the same. Knowing that my child as black child has more to lose compared to all the other children.
Based on the area she is in, I can see why she did it. Also, I think her comment deserves context. Unless, I got it wrong.
From my understanding of her statement, as black parent who has a son, you have to fight to keep them safe at all cost. You have to work probably ten times as hard to keep your child in line especially if you live in places like London. Lost of factors play into your child growing up on compared to other children. Black mothers in most cases than most compared to other races are the sole careers of their children. The responsibility is all on them. Sometimes the school cannot help and she sought help in places where that burden would be reduced. It's not that the schools are terrible for teaching and learning, but what else is around it. The environment in which her children are growing.
The school is a small factor into her her argument. The bigger argument is if any one wants to argue against her is is whether the borough is safer for her race in general.
Hackney is a safer place now than it was before. Is that change? Would that be reflected in the schools?
One might argue that it's because of regenrefication that the area is getting and making it safer and better.
I totally see why people would be angry with her for sending her son to private school. I just think the issue is bigger than her. You can't choose who lives in the area and what their finances are. We all know how the government are selective on what they spend money. I thought the labour government she was under (tony Blair) was not very different to the conservatives.
As for the nurses comment, I haven't read the article but I think she is wrong. If what people have posted here is correct.