Comments on: School Packed Lunches http://www.parentsoutloud.com/school-packed-lunches/ Helping provide a voice for Parents Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:05:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: eric the fish http://www.parentsoutloud.com/school-packed-lunches/comment-page-1/#comment-44 eric the fish Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:23:00 +0000 http://parentsoutloud.wireless18.com/?p=41#comment-44 Hello Margaret. On what basis can Parents Outloud be described - in the words of The Daily Mail today - as a lobby group when it just seems to be you and 17 posts in 9 months on a blog?<br/><br/>Therefore, I would, if I may, ask you some questions:<br/><br/>1.How many members do you have?<br/><br/>2. Is membership open to all parents?<br/><br/>3. Is membership open to all with an interest in UK education?<br/><br/>4. Do you have any connections with any religious group or body?<br/><br/>5. Would you rather take the approach of Sarah Palin and leave sex education to the playground?<br/><br/>6. Do you have any links to any political party?<br/><br/>The reason for my concern is that The Mail, inter alia, has a worrying tendency to quote unelected groups such as Migratiowatch, Taxpayers' Alliance, Civitas, without explaining their locus standi on matters, and whether they have any axe to grind. <br/><br/>You will recall the mistakes made by the media when quoting Mary Whitehouse's latest thoughts as fresh from Mount Sinai. <br/><br/>I look forward to hearing from you.<br/>Regards,<br/><br/>Eric The Fish<br/>on behalf of nobody else. Hello Margaret. On what basis can Parents Outloud be described – in the words of The Daily Mail today – as a lobby group when it just seems to be you and 17 posts in 9 months on a blog?

Therefore, I would, if I may, ask you some questions:

1.How many members do you have?

2. Is membership open to all parents?

3. Is membership open to all with an interest in UK education?

4. Do you have any connections with any religious group or body?

5. Would you rather take the approach of Sarah Palin and leave sex education to the playground?

6. Do you have any links to any political party?

The reason for my concern is that The Mail, inter alia, has a worrying tendency to quote unelected groups such as Migratiowatch, Taxpayers’ Alliance, Civitas, without explaining their locus standi on matters, and whether they have any axe to grind.

You will recall the mistakes made by the media when quoting Mary Whitehouse’s latest thoughts as fresh from Mount Sinai.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,

Eric The Fish
on behalf of nobody else.

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