Peter Hillman goes against his Labour Party in Blyth, the Labour Party in Blyth oppose this academy

The Guardian is not a paper that we in Follys normally subscribe to except on a freebie via the internet, as we do scour all news for our readers edification.

One article on the demise of the Academy proposed for Blyth caused us to choke on our collective coffees and rush out to buy Wednesdays copy to read the education supplement.

We have a planted story from the County with a dire warning from that elder statesman, Peter Hillman. A warning that a two unitary outcome would bring about Armageddon, the collapse of the walls of Jericho.

The basis of this scare. If the people of Northumberland got what they wanted, a two unitary solution to the county councils problems then the Academy would not go ahead which would sound the death knell for any Academy anywhere in Northumberland.

Peter goes on to state that you would have the vision of Labour members stopping Academies!

This is arrogant nonsense from someone who should know better.

As Dave Stephens stated in the article, WE believe they thought there was going to be no right to reply, this one academy is in the wrong place for the wrong reasons and at the wrong time.

Apart from anything else it is Labour party policy in Blyth Valley to oppose this academy.this is policy wrought from a very good debate not attended by Hillman or Brooks.

Marky Hendersons new approach is to bring pressure to bear on Dfes to support the failing single council cause, lest the academy turns turtle.

Now that’s desperate.

Mark Henderson Reorganisation

The latest in the saga of reorganisation is the 'further evidence' submitted by Mark Henderson and Jill Dixon.
This is available on the NCC website and is a tribute to the manipulative skills of Mark.

The NCC submission for a continuing council now contains proposals for an elected Mayor and Cabinet.

What happened to the Labour Group decision you ask, to have a leader selected from the group.
Peter Hillman says he will talk to you all about this 'volte-face' and has put his 'political weight' behind convincing you to take this very bitter pill.

I hope the lions led by donkeys will suitably kick him into touch.

There is also reference to the reduction of personnel down to 200 which will be done in consulattion with the workforce and unions.

Read the document its too much to print on this blog, but it is as devious a document as you could wish for!