Intro. Teach the students how to survive

Welcome to my new blog on issues around education. As you can see, I have other blogs, and my 'Now, testify' blog has included education stories, from a political angle.
I believe that, whether intentionally or not, education has been made a political football and every politician has decided to give it a kick or two. This is especially true due to the financial crisis.
So, I think it deserves a closer look, as policy and pedagogy.
I've decided that this is a critical time in British, if not world education.
I'm involved in university education, but my interests spread to other levels as well.
I'm most concerned with tendencies which are denying a proper education
to lots of children over here.
It mostly has to do with politics, but I will critique this stuff
from an educational perspective, because most of it is
sizzle without the steak.
It's about master strokes, and making of somebody's place in history.
Ya, like Machiavelli, and about as bloody.
I'm not of one political party or -ism, but some things are
either right or they aren't.
Some of the awful things proposed do have some positive aspects,
but you have to look hard to find them. So, I will.
Enjoy. I'd like to read your comments as well.

-Cosmik67