David Cameron would move house to get his child into a decent school. Why doesn't he just go private

[jollydiane]

In the Evening Standard it said that David Cameron would move house to get his child into a decent school. Why doesn?t he just go private and let a parent who does not have the means to move house have the place ? or am I just being unreasonable?

Hang on. Is he being criticised here for not sending his child to private school?

The bloke can't win whatever he does!

I think his child allready does go to a decent school.

Because he is already battling to counter the damage done to his image by the fact he's an old Etonian and is trying to appeal to as wide a range of people as possible of course.

Because all the mnetters would go mental!

Oh come now Jollydiane, surely you know that it is so much more principled to move to a really smart postcode with high prices and buy your way into a stellar state school than to go private and economise on a much smaller mortgage. Only one of those strategies is hypocritical, apparently.
London examples: Dulwich, Gospel Oak, Blackheath; full of v. wealthy families proud of their primary state school credentials and glossing over the fact that their houses cost almost double the same type properties in less attractive adjacent postcodes. Some of them write newspaper columns spitting venom at independent sector parents.
IME they usually go private at secondary level though.

...and because it says it in the paper it must be true?

When will people get over the fact that it was his parent's choice to send him to Eton? Should he have said, 'take me away it may affect my chances of being PM one day?'

Going private wouldn't show much faith in the system, he will more than likely to be in a position to make changes to the education system, he can't really gain much respect for his policy opinions whilst opting out of it.

Part of that is that they want state schools to be so good that EVERYONE gets a great level of education so if they are using it they have a vested interest. Well, that is the way to spin it anyway!

but I thought, along with the lovely Cherie, they had rigged it so thier kids went to a "faith" school outwith the catchment area.

Yes, his children go to a faith school in South Ken I think.

However, he can still say he uses a state school for electioneering purposes which is what most MPs do. They're all at it!

and thus it ever was,and even more so until may6th,,roll on the next 6 weeks and get it over.

The whole moving for a better school issue also backs up his education policy for parental choice, not catchment areas etc like current system.

Perhaps having gone through the whole private school process himself he wants something better for his own children?

Because moving house might be cheaper and private schools aren't necessarily that good?

he's lying. He would go private because he can afford it, but he is trying to embarrass Labour by highlighting the fact that there are many crap schools around and that is why certain parents have to consider moving house. These are his words

"I worry, more than anything, about getting a good state education for my children. I want them to go through the state system. It infuriates me we pay all these taxes and still have too many schools that are failing," he said.

When asked if he would move house to get into the right state secondary, he replied: "I'd do whatever it takes, like many parents. But it shouldn't be necessary."

As Ewe, pointed out, it also "backs up his education policy for parental choice, not catchment areas etc like current system"

Claig, you is tres political for a newbie!

Good for you for putting your views out there..

thanks Valpolicella
They can fool some of the people some of the time and all of the people some of the time, but they can't fool all of the people all of the time.

I'd love to know where the 'stellar state school' is in Gospel Oak.

Err. Who is they? Your post makes no sense in relation to mine!

now I'm confused, it is late. What is your position, what are you saying?

OK, I'll say it slooowly...

When you refer to 'they' (that can fool), who exactly do you mean?

Am guessing you are a Tory activist, or paid by the Tories to infiltrate us 'influential' voters, across a number of multiplatform media. Do you have to patrol twitter too, or is that someone else's job?

oh I see. I'm afraid you are being paranoid. I gave you more credit than that. When I said 'they' I meant Cameron, because I was pointing out that Cameron is pulling the wool over the public's eyes pretending he would move house, like the normal folk have to do. He is doing this as a political tactic to embarrass Labour, implying that after all the money they have spent on education, parents still need to move house to get their children into a good school. By saying this I am not really helping the Tories, because I am saying he is lying, deceiving us.

But that does not mean that I support Labour. I am neutral, I think they are all pretty much a shower. If the Tories would like to pay me, then they are welcome. I'm not on twitter, but it looks like you are getting twitchy, letting your mind run away with itself in fear of a Labour defeat.

Erm, twitchy?

Dear me, son, get a grip. Just stating my opinion, not getting twitchy!

So Cameron is pretending he'd mve house? So would they all if they were the opposition!

And you assume my mind is running away with a labout defeat. In fact the polls show we're headed to a hung parliament...

Anyways. Doesn't matter who you vote for. The government always gets in

you are accusing me of being some sort of political troll. Never believe the polls, remember when Major won that shock election. Your last point is a clever political point that I agree with "Doesn't matter who you vote for. The government always gets in".

Don't understand why they would move house if they were the opposition.

I am assuming you have a political agenda, given your posts. You have joined a parenting website, and primarily post political messages, around the time an elecion is called.

I am allowed to call political troll if if feel so

If you'd like to disprove this theory, please tell me why you post on MN?

You could be any of a fair few people: TTC, Dads, Bereavement, Mother, Parent, Products, ad infinitum...

All you want to seem to post is political stuff. Hence I will call Political Troll