Hello,

I'm just popping in here to introduce myself.

I am Marc a 5'10" ape from Middlesbrough in England. I live horribly close to King's Academy which is run by evangelical Christian, Sir Peter Vardy under the auspices of the City Academies Programme: a private finance initiative to help kids from poor backgrounds to get a better education.

The theory is rather difference from the practise as Vardy is almost as controversial as Tomkat and his beliefs are almost as bizarre. Unusually in the UK he belongs to a small but growing group of "stupids" who believe in Creationism. It's widely believed that Vardy's people teach creationism in science (which they may have in the past) but it's generally reckoned now that this is a red-herring and these extreme views have been moved to other subjects. That's not to say that creationism isn't taught, it's just not taught where the government says it can't be.

However, Vardy's people are quick to point out the usual B/S that Darwinism is "only a theory", one of the first things that I noticed and the reason that I converted from a quiet atheist minding my own business into an activist. I continue to campaign on the web, in letters to MPs and to anyone who can change these ideas  and I will do so while I draw breath.

Children need educating about facts, not pleasant ideas. I'm a parent - this matters to me!