Seymour vs Tame

School attendance, cosy appointments, charter schools, new bureaucrats for old, and the Treaty Principles Bill.

But what a fool believes, he sees
No wise man has the power to reason away
What seems to be
Is always better than nothing
Than nothing at all

Songwriters: Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald

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We begin.

“Welcome to Q&A, I’m Jack Tame. Today, for a government that says it’s fixated on waste, what’s the point in a bill that Christopher Luxon says won’t proceed?”

They began on education with the passing of ACT’s beloved charter school legislation this week. The legislation promises an exemption to standards and teacher qualifications to keep the children of the poor, not yet ready for Boot Camps, off the streets. With big bucks to be made, the first schools to open next year. CHA-CHING!

School Attendance

First, a new government initiative from the people who banned cell phones in schools and want fewer public servants working from home; their focus not on maths or science—but on Te Reo!

I’m kidding, of course. There’s no time for superfluous subjects like that, not to mention the arts or music; rather, the coalition’s focus, no doubt laser-powered, is on attendance.

Thirty seconds in and I’m already underwhelmed by David. Still, I’m sure I’m not the first person to feel like that.

Seymour sat motionless except for his hands, which jerked upward with no obvious sign of strings. His hair looked like it had been stuck on like that on a Playmobil toy, but in fairness, so did Jack’s.