Is there a limit to transparency?

He promised transparency,  but for many President Obama’s decision not to release photographs documenting the abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan by US military personnel has gone against the pledges of his campaign trail . He fears a serious backlash against American troops despite saying only last month that he would not oppose the release of the photos.  Has he done the right thing? Or is there a limit to transparency?

Do we undervalue our teachers?

On yesterday’s programme, we received a huge response from teachers around the world who felt that they were not paid their worth.

Dr. Charles in Nigeria told us  how teaching did not provide enough money to put food on the table for his family. Zikomo in Malawi also said he was struggling on a teacher’s salary. Class sizes were too high and resources were poor. But Mel on the blog responded that she was fed up with hearing teachers go about their pay, especially when they get such long holidays.