tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post6787158606562954904..comments2024-02-25T06:41:19.588+00:00Comments on Conor's Commentary: Will Tory councils block more academies?Conor Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457628816008082005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-36176928548018074212009-04-29T09:45:00.000+01:002009-04-29T09:45:00.000+01:00I can't remember the exact details, but isn't it B...I can't remember the exact details, but isn't it Birmingham where there is a huge issue over the reluctance by the council to grant a Sikh group the right to open and run an Academy? I saw Andrew Adonis being asked about it a couple of times at public meetings.Leranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-45676209783766943852009-04-28T16:19:00.000+01:002009-04-28T16:19:00.000+01:00I'm pleased to hear that Academies have "taken off...I'm pleased to hear that Academies have "taken off" in Birmingham. I spent almost 2 years working on the BSF project in the city and became very familiar with the academies' issues and my experience was that all the Academies' opponents were firmly lined up in "old" labour ranks...Fiona Millar? Not to mention the anti-academies alliance.Joe Nutthttp://joenutt.squarespace.com/noreply@blogger.com