Batt O’Keeffee must be the worst Minister of Education in the history of the state, at least insofar as political savvy goes. He failed to defend his portfolio from cuts which increased class sizes, and now he is making every possible wrong choice about the very necessary reintroduction of fees. Having decided it must be done, he is progressively putting off the final act. According to reports today, the final decision will be delayed until after the Local and European Elections in June but students entering college in September will be liable for fees. I always thought the abolition of fees was a mistake, and that they should be brought back, but this political faffing round is going to make a pigs ear out of what was never going to be a silk purse anyway. Continue reading Anatomy of Indecision?