Having not been able to find the slanderous allegations that City Academies are making pupils dress up as McDonalds burgers, which I just about doubt happens (but only just!) I can only assume that Mr Johnson has been reading this site and sites like it and is trying his own version of anti-anti-spin!!!

Just in case anybody gets the wrong message I would like to clarify my position...

I do not think that the problem with City Academies being funded by private businesses is bad because they make pupils dress up as McDonalds burgers (although a photo of this would be greatly appreciated!) or teach Creationism (although with Ruth Kelly previously in the post nothing would surprise me!)...

No, I believe that private businesses should not be allowed to own our children's education because they have a "duty to the shareholders" that goes beyond reason and I see no other way for those shareholders to get a good return on their investment if they are not using these schools to churn out a generation of under-achieving, low-expectation, burger-flippers to work for them for no money and with no chance of any real career progression thus keeping the wage bill and staff turnover rates down and increasing profits which, ultimately, ensures rich picking for the fat-cats.

Alternatively or in addition to this they could be re mortgaging the buildings, as they have with various trust-owned NHS Hospitals (for an example click HERE) which then leaves the school itself in debt for a very long time and there is no guaranteeing how long these "benefactors" are going to hang around to sort out that mess.

Is that clear?

Good...Just in case I should EVER Be misquoted!

The bottom line is that I cannot find any reference to the statements that he claims have been made and, in the eyes of people that don't spend enough time paying attention to the world around them, this is an "answering of the critics"...Well it isn't Mr Johnson. Far from it in fact. If you want to address the issues answer the ONLY question that you and your fascist cohorts in the dictatorship party seem to be avoiding...

HOW ARE THE CORPORATIONS GOING TO MAKE A PROFIT IF THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE EDUCATION THEY OFFER WILL IN SOME WAY INCREASE THEIR PROFIT MARGINS?

And when you are done with that, try this one...

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS IN MCDONALDS BEST INTERESTS TO PRODUCE CHILDREN WHO ARE EDUCATED TO THE BEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS THUS LOSING THEM TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND, ULTIMATELY, CAREERS FAR AWAY FROM A BURGER BAR?

Maybe you would like to tell the public exactly who these mysterious, anonymous corporations are and then we can make some of our own informed judgments on their individual merits.

Trust the British people Mr Johnson...We are not all as stupid as you think or as stupid as you intend to make us!