these so called 'Free Schools' are a simple political stunt. The ConDem government have allocated a (proportionately) tiny amount of money to them, which shows it is there simply as a headline grabber.

Which is a good thing, I suppose, as the alternative is worse - wealthy, pushy parents not wanting to send their children to the local state primary school, but instead forcing the local council to have to divert funds away from where they are most needed, to set up some flaky 'free school' with no regulation. Even Nick Clegg has called them a 'disaster for standards'.

The parents wont 'run' these schools - that is a total myth - they will employ educational 'charities' (in the same way that Dulwich College is a charity) - ie using council taxpayers money to fund private education.

If you want a good eduction for your children FHMum, be an active parent at your local primary - they need people like you, and that way the community benefits, not just the lucky few.