tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339546647139712487.post5183085252684722217..comments2024-03-16T02:18:40.148-07:00Comments on Wessex Regionalists: Back to SchoolDavid Robinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15771605556010025142noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339546647139712487.post-60194864676464220092011-08-31T13:24:15.582-07:002011-08-31T13:24:15.582-07:00Privileges with responsibilities attached are inde...Privileges with responsibilities attached are indeed not necessarily wrong, though in my view these can only be justified where there is democratic accountability for the exercise of them. Equally, they shouldn’t prevent discussion of perhaps better alternatives: it’s important to open up for debate some areas that have been regarded as closed for fear of offending entrenched interests, despite real public concerns. That’s part of what a radical decentralist party should do. If we can take Ruskinian conservatives along with us on that journey, all well and good.<br /><br />We have now adopted a policy against publicly-funded faith schools. The only sure way to influence future policy developments is, of course, to join the Party. Commenting from the outside doesn’t have quite the same effect.David Robinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771605556010025142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339546647139712487.post-74703740840620939772011-08-30T23:48:07.321-07:002011-08-30T23:48:07.321-07:00I wouldn't class the Anglican Church with othe...I wouldn't class the Anglican Church with other faith schools, as it is the historic, established church of the realm. It has always been at the forefront of the development of education in the UK since Anglo-Saxon tines,<br /><br />Privileges with responsibilities are not necessarily wrong, so pointing out legal privileges shouldn't be regarded as an argument against the Church, or indeed the Lords, in itself. I'm a traditional Anglican myself and no doubt, if you are not, you may disagree over it value.<br /><br />One thing I would advise is don't unnecessarily alienate Anglicans, Christians and conservatives. I would argue a certain social and cultural conservatism is most in-tune with decentralism.Westcountrymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604565103836807803noreply@blogger.com