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Years ago my friend got a job interview with L'Oreal.
"You speak fluent French?" they asked.
"Oui, Oui," lied my friend.
The rest of the interview was in French.
It didn't last long.
This was Rachel de Souza's L'Oreal moment.
The next Children's Commissioner for England
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"You speak fluent French?" they asked.
"Oui, Oui," lied my friend.
The rest of the interview was in French.
It didn't last long.
This was Rachel de Souza's L'Oreal moment.
The next Children's Commissioner for England
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full transcript of Dame Rachel de Souza's encounter with @DSimmonds_RNP & House of Commons Education Committee here
https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1399/html/
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and https://twitter.com/IDickson258/status/1338835133198200832
https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1399/html/
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and https://twitter.com/IDickson258/status/1338835133198200832
On taking up the Children's Commissioner job, de Souza, darling of the Brexit-backing multi-millionaires who put Boris Johnson in Downing Street, will resign her position as CEO of Inspiration Trust. 3/
for more about those guys: https://twitter.com/CLARESAMBROOK/status/1205062799438811137
for more about those guys: https://twitter.com/CLARESAMBROOK/status/1205062799438811137
“at no point was it evident that the gov’s preferred candidate is passionate about children’s rights, has a track record of standing with children who have really tough lives or is able to . . challenge government policy"
Carolyne Willow @article_39
https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/concern-over-children-s-commissioner-candidate-s-failure-to-back-smacking-ban#.X9tRqSj44rY.twitter
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Carolyne Willow @article_39
https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/concern-over-children-s-commissioner-candidate-s-failure-to-back-smacking-ban#.X9tRqSj44rY.twitter
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Should Children's Commissioner be all for #childrensrights ?
Or star of academy schools movement that has handed control of our schools multi-millionaire pals of Johnson, Gove & Brexit?
see also,
Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC @caoilfhionnanna
THREAD
https://twitter.com/caoilfhionnanna/status/1339124487556632582
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Or star of academy schools movement that has handed control of our schools multi-millionaire pals of Johnson, Gove & Brexit?
see also,
Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC @caoilfhionnanna
THREAD
https://twitter.com/caoilfhionnanna/status/1339124487556632582
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Stunning Letter frm Education Cttee to Education Minister: next Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza lacked knowledge of children’s social care, fostering&adoption, youth services, youth justice system, child & adolescent mental health, immigration 6/ https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/4044/documents/40360/default/
"We also noted that she was unable to outline a position on key issues for #childrenrights, such as when questioned about her views on banning corporal punishment in England."
Education committee on next Children's Commissioner for England Rachel de Souza 7/
Education committee on next Children's Commissioner for England Rachel de Souza 7/
Looks like Dame Rachel de Souza maybe •wasn't• selected as next Children's Commissioner (ahead of all other candidates) for her competence on #childrensrights.
What, then, made her the strongest candidate?
a clue, perhaps, on p11 @PrivateEyeNews 8/
What, then, made her the strongest candidate?
a clue, perhaps, on p11 @PrivateEyeNews 8/
Should the next Children's Commissioner be strong on #childrensrights ?
Or star of academy schools movement that has handed control of our schools to multi-millionaire pals of Johnson, Gove & Brexit? 9/ https://twitter.com/CLARESAMBROOK/status/1205062799438811137
Or star of academy schools movement that has handed control of our schools to multi-millionaire pals of Johnson, Gove & Brexit? 9/ https://twitter.com/CLARESAMBROOK/status/1205062799438811137
"The Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, has today Thursday 17 December announced Dame Rachel de Souza as the next Children’s Commissioner for England." 10/ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dame-rachel-de-souza-confirmed-as-new-childrens-commissioner
Of course the big-money takeover of Dept for Education has been going on for a long time, thanks to Gove, Cummings & their private equity/venture capital/hedge funder pals.
My report 2014 11/
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/shine-a-light/goves-own-operation-trojan-horse-privatisation-of-our-schools/
My report 2014 11/
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/shine-a-light/goves-own-operation-trojan-horse-privatisation-of-our-schools/
The last time i saw a performance as unsettling as Rachel de Souza's before a parliamentary committee? Washington DC 1999, Juan Antonio Samaranch, pres of International Olympic Committee.
A world away?
A public good hijacked by big-money interests /12
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/shine-a-light/samaranch-kissinger-and-coca-cola-company-relentless-fascist-s-curious-da/
A world away?
A public good hijacked by big-money interests /12
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/shine-a-light/samaranch-kissinger-and-coca-cola-company-relentless-fascist-s-curious-da/
oh, how does the next Children's Commissioner's performance in front of the Education Committee stand up to fact-checking? https://twitter.com/warwickmansell/status/1339138499765682182
