As a Kingston parent without an offer of a school place for our son I find it inconcievable that the council can have been unaware of the crisis as community school nursery places were allocated last year with similar results. A year on and the council have done nothing causing immense distress

Mrs Coles, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey

As one of the very many parents in Kingston upon Thames who have not been offered a school place, I agree entirely with Ms Grinnell-Wright - I don't see how the council could possibly have been unaware of this crisis since Kindergartens, nurseries and playgroups were all previously completely full.

Simon Prentice, Kingston upon Thames, UK

Thanks for that comment, Mr Mead - if we have things your way we could look forward to a society full of people even more poorly educated than they are now. If I am to pay taxes, Mr Mead, I expect them to provide the basic services which make my community a better place to live in.

Jerome, Surbiton, England

I am not kidding and with the worlds population near 7 billion the birth rate cant fall fast enough. Dont repeat the ridiculous canard about your kids paying our pensions as this is clearly not the case in Japan.

Your kids are your reponsibility so you pay for them - that is fair, is it not?

Jason Mead, Bristol, England

I was educated in Kingston and was appalled when they demolished Kingsnympton primary school and sold the land for development. This school served a very large council estate and retaining it would have resolved the problem. How short sighted can RBK get.

Duncan, Exeter, UK

Unplaced children starting schools is a purely Labour phenomena culminating after 10 years of misrule. I certainly don't recall EVER hearing of this happening previously. Every additional year of Nulab rile brings us closer to a third world country in health, education and crime.

Mike, Alicante, Spain

Education, education, education. There is only one choice and its what Labour want to give. How much money has been wasted with their incessant fiddling of the education system?

steve tea, manchester, cheshire

This is not the first time that Kingston Council has got it horribly wrong in recent years. Last time an additional classroom had to be built in a hurry at The Mount Primary School in New Malden.

Matthew, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

I suspect you may be kidding, Mr Mead, but anyway... with a falling birth rate and an ageing population I think it's rather handy that your fellow citizens decide to procreate, don't you? And so much the better if those left helping you out in your old age are well educated.

Louise Gallagher, Brighton, UK

Good.

I have absolutely no sympathy for those parents who decide to have children and then expect others to pay for them. It serves them right for expecting the state to provide education for the child that they have chosen to have.

All schools, in theory, should be private schools.

Jason Mead, Bristol, England