Letter: Teacher anger over testing

Sir: I am surprised that a quality newspaper such as the Independent should print the outrageous accusations by anonymous Tory MPs that the teacher unions' dispute with the Government is a co-ordinated campaign with the transport unions ' 'to take on' Mr Major' (report, 9 April).

The High Court judge rejected accusations of political motivation and ruled that the NASUWT had a genuine trade dispute over workload with the Government. I suppose it is a case of when all is lost, drag in the union bogey and smear, smear, smear.

Yours faithfully,

NIGEL de GRUCHY

General Secretary

NASUWT

London, WC2

9 April