I voted to Remain in the EU and I’m a member of the Green Party. In an ideal world we’d have a left-wing Government as part of the European Union but I’m also a realist and, however much it upsets me, I accept that 52% of voters chose to leave…

Originally written in July 2012. Things haven’t changed, for the better anyway… This time last week I was halfway through a visit from Ofsted. I’d had 3–4 hours sleep the previous night and was faced with the same prospect again that night. I’d not been able to face eating and…