Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

LongGone wrote:While no one would ever accuse me of supporting religion, the idea that the 'religious' component in the original charter should be ignored leaves it open to ignore the 'charitable' charge as well.

Well that's going down the Swanee too. CH is going to become like Cranleigh.

If CH is going to stop being 'religious' it could also cash in the 'royal' nonsense too. That just leaves 'ancient' which is pretty inescapable.

Name the subtlety you're more capable of? Pick a cause you don't like. Then: Define the discussion so you can control it. Dominate the main media channels. Marginalise and belittle the views of the unwanted: apply logic; rhetoric and satire. Create false associations with other unpopular causes. Ta...

Blocking the traffic? Ooooh how radical. Are you sure UK Uncut isn't a typo? No. Is Ed Bell a typo? I was being partly facetious in case you hadn't guessed. Numbers in the street bringing things to a halt is better than doing nothing. I'm interested to see what OBs think about politics these days. ...

Blocking the traffic? Ooooh how radical.

Are you sure UK Uncut isn't a typo?

In the days of Mrs Keeley, the food was absolutely dire. I vividly remember the whole school served rice pudding which had been cooked with salt, not sugar. Nobody noticed until it was served to tables - no checking, no quality control.

fra828 wrote:CH is described as a charity school.

Well, when he was there - it was.

Probably no massive, unkempt limes left to fall over.

I do recall the schadenfreude of seeing all the trashed cars in the morning,

jtaylor wrote:...bringing the reputation of CH into disrepute.

Isn't it doing a good enough job of that itself?

Melted down for the second fixture?

Some OBs, who do not contribute to this Forum, are working against CH’s present trend to move upmarket and attract children from richer families. In the words of one such OB, “Housie … seems to be going from strength to strength. … [We] have been fighting a losing battle to keep it for the poor, bu...

Something deeply, deeply wrong here. I learn that children are also being withdrawn because of affordability. This entire process also lacks transparency.

Where is the open discussion about this happening?

Good bloke and widely respected - good to see some rare cause-and-effect in the honours system.

I'm surprised this thread hasn't attracted more attention. Insofar as I care about CH it's the core ethos, not the fabric or some of the very dated mottoes and thinking. That core ethos seems to be under threat if it's feasible that a child be withdrawn because the parents previously satisfied the c...

What are the checks and balances that would challenge the Headmaster and his coterie on such things as the 3% cap? Such a change does seem to be a challenge to the aims and ethos of CH.