Army of door knocking neighbours

[Egusta]

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10589831/Army-of-door-knocking-neighbours-should-be-paid-to-keep-bad-parents-in-line-says-Ofsted-chief.html

wowsers.

Unbelievable it has such similarities with the past and has sinister undercurrents

Such a bizarre thing to suggest! It'll lead to people getting punched on doorstops for interfering in other people's lives!

I find the entire concept baffling. How exactly is a neighbour to know that a child os not getting ready for school? CCTV?

It is not a 'takes a village to raise a child' it is empowering busybodies to interfere with a right to a peaceful enjoyment of family life.

Well my next door neighbours would love that as they think we're an awful family.

Children go to school on time every day and eat breakfast and do very well at school but I can imagine our neighbours loving the opportunity to come and "encourage" us or whatever euphemistic phrase would be used.

seriously it is a fucking insane suggestion, and I really doubt anyone who comes up with it is fit to hold that sort of position.

There's a thread in "chat" about this too (I won't link it, as it'll be going pfft idc).

I think his comments have been reported in the most provocative way possible.

Really, it's a rehash of the idea that "it takes a village" but in order for that to happen, the "village" needs to intrude on the individual. And that makes everyone uncomfortable, as it's often easier to castigate people as busybodies than praise them for being concerned neighbour's.

Wouldn't it be easier to employ a knocker-up, as they did in Victorian times?
Or have a flatscreen link to Big Brother, with motivating slogans and a webcam so that They could check up on anyone deemed Bad Citizens?

Doubt the sort of people who don't bother to get their kids to school are going to say "oh ok mate, I'll get to it right away, thanks for reminding me". No, I think they might have a different response altogether...