Comments on: Damian McBride lands teaching job

By: Welshcakes Limoncello

Welshcakes Limoncello — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:55:43 +0000

People like this always come up seemingly smelling of roses. All these quango jobs in schools make me sick.

By: Ellee

Ellee — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:15:20 +0000

I am happy to clarify that McBride is not in a teaching post if my headline appears misleading – though there is no reference to this in the post. But he does, nevertheless, have a role in the teaching industry/education.

By: Winchester Whisperer

Winchester Whisperer — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:09:35 +0000

I thought schools had to vet people these days?

By: Ellee

Ellee — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:42:14 +0000

Chris, I don’t think his record makes him suitable to hold any position in a school. He will be working with school kids as a liasion officer and schools should provide the best role models.

Was the post advertised externally? Were other applicants interviewed too? Was he really the best person for the job?

By: Chris Paul

Chris Paul — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:33:00 +0000

Not a teaching job Ellee. Why so careless? Guido claimed McB was a TA a couple of weeks ago. But this seems to be an admin/marketing/sponsorship/placement job and to his credit McB was pretty humble about owing everything to the school, and being grateful to be given a second chance by them.

Who will give Andy Coulson a job when he gets his?

By: Jennyta

Jennyta — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:21:01 +0000

No, Ellee, Catholic schools only exclude people with really serious sins like being divorced or living with someone without being married to them.

By: electro-kevin

electro-kevin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:33:10 +0000

I remember thinking: ‘Thank God my dad didn’t have to see this’

A position at a Catholic school ? Doesn’t he believe in the hereafter ?

By: disaffected

disaffected — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:23:20 +0000

And what about Dave and his clique of Nottinghill ” modernisers ”
Their job is to fool Conservative voters into putting him into Downing Street before they realise what hes really about .
Truelly the heir to Blair.
Dont imagine Dave thinks he will need to go cap in hand for a job at Eton .

By: Ellee

Ellee — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:48:24 +0000

Anne, I agree, I wouldn’t want him to teach my sons either.

Ian, not always, and let’s see what the outcome of this is.

By: Ian Lidster

Ian Lidster — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:45:27 +0000

Scum always rises to the top.