That's a lot of money, introducing a lot of heartache - and for what? Is the goal educating the kids, or do you just get warm and fuzzy at the thought of a utopian macbook wielding society.

Laptops are not an end to education, they are a means. I would feel a lot more positive about the idea if there was some mention of what you plan to use computers for, rather than "computers are a part of out society, lets give our kids laptops". That's just irresponsible spending. Is your existing education system so good that this has become the best investment of such a large amount of time and money?

I'm pretty sure the irony only surfaces with your own contribution.

1 GBP doesn't equal $2, it's not even as valuable as $1.5 at the minute.

Insightful comment in general. When you take the meaning of science in it's truest form as a desire for knowledge, your comment shows that as a race we're shifting from a desire for knowledge to a desire for ignorance, which is particularly worrying.