Why schools were closed

My son's primary school is a wonderful institution, but I must admit I am beside myself with rage that it was closed again yesterday, after a few flurries of snow. And I am much calmer about it than some other parents, whose jobs and lives are less flexible than mine.

What is galling about this is the way the public sector under New Labour has come to treat us. A £50 fine per day if our child doesn't attend school for what they consider an adequate reason. A £100 fine if we don't get our ta...