It would be a terrible mistake to reject the many good things the last three Labour governments did for schools, but this year-zero approach may allow her to take a more realistic view of what academies can achieve, and set out bolder positions on issues such as selection.
He's taken a bold position.
That was a bold position to take in an oppressive climate.
His bold position, a reversal of his past statements that the rise is unacceptable, will give cover to many Tory MPs who wish to keep the cash.
This is a bold position, but it poses no great challenge to orthodox theory: old-fashioned "neoclassical" economics can comprehend it very well.
With dozens of retired players looking for broadcasting jobs each year, someone unwilling to take a bold position can be easily replaced by someone who will.
While she was immensely charming and eloquent on the subjects of both military families' challenges and the epidemic of childhood obesity, she didn't stake out a single risky or bold position.
After some debate, we collectively modified the script to this: "Is your name working as hard for you as it could be?" The feeling was that, after all the time and research we put into getting to this point with the client's executives, we shouldn't risk alienating them with such a bold position.
The telecommunications industry has taken a bold position in reducing its CO2 emissions, primarily by reducing the energy consumption.
