Talk:Peter Vardy (businessman)

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Is this the guy who appeared in Richard Dawkin's 'The Root of all Evil' documentary?

No, that was Nigel McQuoid his "enforcer". A more softly spoken and ignorant human being few of us are likely to meet.

[edit] Merge?

Having read both articles it seems unlikely they are the same person, so merging would be folly. The 2 Peter Vardys seem to share religious beliefs but little else. Occuli 20:22, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Sir Peter Vardy and Dr Peter Vardy are very different people, as is Dr Peter I. Vardy who is different from the other two. Merging would be an error. Peter I. Vardy 21:21, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Control?

"... he does in fact retain considerable control over the daily running of the schools in his care ..." Is this correct? Given that schools are run by a head teacher and senior management, how does Peter Vardy control them from day to day? One could argue that he has influence over policy and ethos as he appoints the initial board of governors (does he appoint replacements as governors leave? if not, then even this influence will wane over time), but it seems speculative if not inaccurate to speak of "considerable control over the daily running" of the institutions he sponsors. A citation would be useful to stand this up. Catwizzle 11:17, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

As no citation has been forthcoming I've removed the questionable sentence along with the reference to New Labour being especially sympathetic towards Christian education. While Tony Blair's religious leanings may have been no secret, there is no evidence that the Labour Party is any more or less Christian than the Conservatives, Lib Dems or Scottish Nationalists. Catwizzle 09:12, 3 August 2007 (UTC)