Lessons learned on Tomlinson report | Brief letters

By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion

Reviving vocational education | Vanishing food | ‘Stingy git’ obituaries | Hydrangeas heading north Michael Pyke of the Campaign for State Education refers to the Tomlinson report of 2004 ( Letters, 30 July ), commissioned but then sadly dropped by the Blair government. A year or so later, I, then a FE college principal, recognised Mike Tomlinson at Marylebone station. I told him how sorry I was that his report had not been implemented. He thanked me and said: “It will be, eventually.” Colin Flint Claverdon, Warwickshire • Re vanished food ( Letters, 28 July ), we knew something was up when Alf, our ginger cat, was wailing outside. He struggled through the cat flap hauling a side of salmon. We never discovered who was missing a delicious supper that night. Janet Mansfield Aspatria, Cumbria Continue reading...