Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Way to vote

Lib Dems have wound me up by declaring they'll make Catholic schools take non-Catholics if they live close to the school.
"We will ensure that all faith schools develop an inclusive admissions policy and end unfair discrimination on grounds of faith when recruiting staff," (Lib Dem manifesto page 37)
But such people, eschewing the faith, can refuse to attend the religious assembly, so take the education but not the culture that comes with a faith. And yet the Catholic communitypays towards the school. Yes, I know faith schools take public money too, but since the Catholic community contributes, local non-Catholics shouldn't get priority over more distant Catholic children. That's not right or fair.

So how do I vote? Our alternative is the Conservative candidate, David Lidington, but he apparently (according to the Lib Dem literature) has claimed £12,000 for dry cleaning expenses. £12,000!. Husband and self together in decades couldn't spend so much on dry cleaning - and why on expenses? That's what a salary is for. And then when you retire, you save money because you don't need to spend on dry cleaning, so you can live on your little pension.

So how do I vote?

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