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The Trojan Horse Affair - Part 4

2022/3/18
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Brian 和 Hamza:通过对特洛伊木马信件和伯明翰市议会审计报告的深入调查,揭示了Atterly小学的审计报告与特洛伊木马信件之间的关联,以及市议会对关键信息的隐瞒。他们认为,特洛伊木马信件并非真实的举报信,而是被用来转移人们对Atterly小学事件的注意力。他们质疑市议会和政府官员在事件中的角色和动机,并指出媒体对Atterly小学事件的忽视。 Bridget Jones:否认知晓Atterly小学的审计调查结果,并将其归咎于官员和政治家之间的信息分割。她对调查人员提出的关于Atterly小学的问题感到惊讶和困惑。 Aabbar:在与调查人员的多次会面中,最初否认知晓Atterly小学的审计调查,但在最后一次会面中提供了关键的简报材料和会议记录,承认自己对该事件的了解不足,并对市议会隐瞒信息的行为表示担忧。他认为,如果他知道Atterly小学的审计调查结果,事件的结果可能会大相径庭。 Sally Taylor:拒绝与调查人员会面,但表示已经向各种调查提供了信息。她的行为和在事件中的角色引发了调查人员的质疑。 Michael Gove:作为当时的教育大臣,他的角色和对事件的处理方式受到了质疑。调查人员试图了解他对Atterly小学审计报告的了解程度,以及他在事件中是否利用了信息的不对称性。

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Brian and Hamza uncover how the Birmingham City Council's audit report was incorporated into the Trojan Horse letter, raising questions about whether crucial information was withheld from officials in London.
  • The audit report about a head teacher was incorporated into the Trojan Horse letter.
  • The letter suggests a plot to spark an investigation and add credibility to the issue.
  • The audit investigation was exactly the type of inquiry the letter targeted.

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A series of frustrating interviews with Birmingham politicians leaves Brian and Hamza wondering if crucial information about the Trojan Horse letter was kept from officials in London. Then one rainy Friday afternoon, Brian hears back from a government source who wants to meet right away. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.

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