Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Career choices

Tony Blair vouchsafed an interview to The Times last Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of Teach First, a charitable organisation which fast tracks top graduates into teaching in challenging schools.

Blair’s middle son did two years in the scheme which, his father said, ‘helped him to develop courage.

But not to settle into teaching as a career. He is now a sports agent.

I could not help but wonder what kind of sports, what kind of agency. Olympics, perhaps?

But no; young Blair is registered as a FIFA football agent