Councillor's plea to Ed (From Gazette)

I am pleased that Councillor Dave Harris and Councillor Julie Young have urged Ed Balls to keep alive secondary education in the south of Colchester. What I can't understand is, why didn't this meeting take place many months ago in Westminster when the subject was hot news. The old cliche's come to mind e.g. Too little too late and something about shutting the stable door? At least Councillor Harris & Co. have not placed the subject in the dead letter box! and are not waiting for a certain lady to sing. Another cliche has come to mind and it is about flogging a dead horse which may be the case with the present Secretary of State for children,schools and families. I am not totally convinced that Dave Harris is pointing his gun in the right direction regarding the culprits responsible for railroading the decision to close these schools. I will never forget or forgive the bureaucrats in Couinty Hall Chelmsford for attempting to destroy a perfectly sound educational establishment that has served my Children and my Grandchildren to make good in their adult life.

I still can't believe the entire school plan for Colchester depends on getting a road across a bit of green recreational space. Why wasn't the huge importance of this road mentioned in the consultation process? Not that it would have made much difference when Lord Hanningfield ignored a 96 per cent vote against him among those who responded. Three cheers for those willing to stand up for what we voted for in the now notorious crooked consultation. And I have a feeling that might not include Dave Harris and Julie Young who it seems to me are trying to position themselves in such a way that they can support the Tories on this. After all, that Academy for Greenstead is more important than anything to the Labour Party leadership.