James Dyson had a dream to build an exciting academy in Bath to specialise in design and technology.  It was supported by the Liberal Democrats and all political parties in Bath. It was supported by the Tony Blair’s Labour Government that wanted these new schools. It was supported by Gordon Brown’s Labour Government.

The road was hard and rocky with false dawns and planning objections along the way. Eventually the Planning Committee passed a design. And then horror – the Government decided to call a planning inspection on the whole process at the behest of the environment agency. What a shambles this current government is – one arm detached from another arm. Complete disarray.  Now we are in credit crunch territory and the Government has reviewed its financial commitment to the project. What a shambles.

Lets hope that James Dyson’s decison is not final and that a way can be found to bring this exciting school to fruition in the heart of Bath.

Our Conservative administration meanwhile just stayed quiet all along – difficult problems are easier to deal with if you have someone else to blame.