Deal : Satire
Date: 23 July, 2021
Tom Scougher is in a downward spiral, teaching a class he dislikes almost as much as he dislikes himself. He yearns for the life of yesteryear when he was younger and fitter, and mourns the premature death of his wife. He has few friends and he lives in fear of his Head Teacher Zara. A chance encounter leads Scougher to meet journalist Yasmin Middleton while she’s researching the real reasons behind a string of fake-news-style, and frankly bizarre, government announcements. What is suddenly wrong with exercise and healthy food? Why don’t the government want teachers to teach? Why are school...