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Before I go I did feel a little coy about mentioning last night's Question Time but referring back to my view of the public, one comment by a member of the audience that went unchallenged was holding Corbyn to blame for Labour's diminished support in Scotland. It never occurred to me that an individ...

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Me neither, ROT, you'd think universities never engaged with schools or their students listening to some of the utterances from politicians.

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It seems I missed Jewish and Hindu schools in my earlier comment on faith schools.

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Since May has decided to speak of education and the supposed well-being of our kids I am a little surprised that having had a recent reminder of the Olympic legacy alongside growing concerns of childhood obesity, possibly a far more serious problem, she has not chosen to say anything whatsoever on t...

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From the Head of content at the TES. http://i68.tinypic.com/whlg21.jpg Quite. Gove's reaction will be key I think - given that May sacked him, she's taking a big risk here. That was not my take on it, ROT, albeit she spoke of Cameron's reforms rather than Gove's... I'm not entirely sure now she did...

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Yes she said as much during her preamble, PF, but also said that Seikh and Muslim schools don't attract other applicants whether or not allowed. Virtually everything I heard from her reeks of separate tiers even if she maintained otherwise.

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The simplest way to tackle lack of inclusivity in faith schools is to abandon the faith bit.

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I'm convinced, Theresa, every child should go to a grammar school.

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Theresa suggests that frustration with politics expressed by the referendum result equates to lack of opportunity related to grammar schools. Who writes this bloody stuff?

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Just popped back to say that Theresa is about to speak about grammar schools on the BBC News Channel although I'm not sure I shall have time to pass comment thereafter.

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I must say that Theresa has grown into her role. No longer the stern faced lady stuck at Home, she has learned to smile to camera and does a far better job at it than that dour Gordon Brown for example.

That was a typo btw, there is a world of difference between into and onto.

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On the subject of grammar schools, which I see was being discussed yesterday, I watched a discussion on Channel 4 News the other day where a Tory MP stated that we accept streaming within schools so why not between schools? It thoroughly amazes me how ignorant some people can be yet still they are v...

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Good morning. Sorry I haven't looked in for some time but have been busy. Besides I've been avoiding the squabbling, which I hope has subsided however I did see last night's Question Time and watched one man who knew his mind and one that seemed uncertain, spending much of his time telling us the vi...

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It seems neither of my lads have Osborne's Help to Buy ISAs just the standard ones. It's just they'd asked me about them after they were announced but I hadn't looked into them. Typical Osborne though not to mention other political 'elites'. Aren't there other bodies paying hefty fines and/or compen...

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The Government launched this scheme declaredly to help people save the large exchange deposit required to buy a home. "But what unsuspecting first-time buyers are now horrified to discover is that under the scheme rules they cannot use the bonus as part of this deposit." https://www.polit...

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Typical of you, A, to put a damper on things. Oh, you mean you didn't.

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I was with you until Labour might as well split, ephe. Without PR or something approaching it they of all people had better pull their act together. 'And together is the operative term.

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Stabbing in the front or if you're American exercising your second amendment rights it would seem, ohso.

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Blimey I forgot to make my point as I was interrupted by a real world conversation. I was intending to say that politics has become confrontational as a result rather than cooperating for the greater good... Am just waiting to be told we all have different views on how we get there or even where the...

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It's those damn binary choices again, hsom, Brexit/Bremain (don't blame me, just adopting the populist lingo) and now, for Labour at least, the leadership contest. It harks back to bloody FPTP and largely the choice between two parties that neither can satisfy on all counts. Politics and life is far...

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yahyah wrote:... You'll get told off by someone, whatever you say.

I'd better shut up then.

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I note your use of 'feisty', yahyah, which is an example of the PC gone mad I spoke of earlier. Coming from you it's perfectly acceptable whereas from a bloke it's often construed as misogyny.

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UD - for some survivors 'playing the victim' is part of the legacy of their abuse, or something they go through as they work through the painful issues. Thanks, yahyah, I do appreciate that and in some ways it is perhaps easier for blokes even if I am smaller than many women. In many ways it just b...

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Morning. Thanks to MsChin and AAW for some background on Jess Phillips and her work for women's safety, which is to be commended. However given her experience in the field I cannot help but think she hasn't helped her cause lately. I'm also grateful to ohso and share the sentiment of that statement ...

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... but as JonnyT hinted they were/are more progressive than New Labour, not to mention on matters of personal liberty. Quite frankly I don't trust the PLP as things currently stand... and why should I? Point of Order. More progressive than New Labour on some things . To demonstrate my contempt for...

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Здравствуйте товарищи Just popped in to add my two roubles worth. I'm generally keeping quiet during the Labour leadership campaign, besides I'm a little busy too. Anyway I see that Jess is all mouth and no trousers again, not a pretty sight to be sure. Nevertheless if she'a as good as her word then...

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'And this: A&Es are closing and doctors are leaving. It should be Jeremy Hunt who goes, The Secret Doctor (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... eremy-hunt).

Sorry did someone link to this earlier and I didn't follow?

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There are some very interesting letters at the G: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... -recognise.

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HindleA wrote:...,this can backfire as in running into somebody's house who wasn't part of the event at all.

Well you know what they say, A. Home is where I hang my bat.

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HindleA wrote:Whilst riding a bicycle?

I have seen truckers doing it back in my hitch-hiking days whilst hurtling down the motorway without the bicycle mind. Cup of tea in the other hand. No pinkies thankfully.

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Universally challenged? Sounds about right.

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Why, are you paying?

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I almost do the first every morning, A, but no to your bat gymnastics, I'm too afraid of falling. Would drinking a pint of beer whist standing on your head pass muster? Speaking of which during an Everyman Wake before refurbishment in the 70s I was dragged on stage for a three man beer drinking race...

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Anyone watching the debate willing to give their opinion? No, Steve, but did see a short clip on Channel 4 News where Owen lambasted Jeremy's EU views, thrown back at him with when they shared a platform and giving him a sizeable list of its benefits. Is it just me but has Cathy Newman upped her ga...

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HindleA wrote:... Fijian time"is somewhat different and when they said about half an hour it equated to our ten...

I didn't know they were into computer programming, A.

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Speaking of which my first girlfriend had me doing song and dance routines to perform before the class. I blame her for everything. I was only five or six at the time and extremely shy beforehand.

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Oi you, Fiftyfiver, my first wife used to take me to ballet, more contemporary dance thankfully but then she was a dancer and choreographer and even used me to try out her moves.

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I don't usually spell it out but there was a subtle message in my post about college after what I saw here the other day. It was true btw. As a member of the Magic Circle once told me, master distraction tactics and that's when the magic happens. Pity I couldn't master the second.

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I believe we should ban all religion.

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http://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/atos-nurse-struck-off-over-pip-assessment-lies/ Atos nurse struck off over PIP assessment lies Failure to monitor and failure to disclose how many affected. No problem for IDS of course or his cohorts but what of those deprived of their lifelines? It's more than...

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Oh go on I do have a tale about working at a college. I was offered the post on a Thursday I think and started at 9 o' clock on the Monday morning with little to no idea of what I was going to do. A lad somewhat larger than I wandered in about ten past and muttering something I didn't catch sauntere...

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I've just dipped below the line on a Jess Phillips piece at the G. I couldn't help myself when she mentions writing to a woman in Corbyn's office, "Hey lovely...". I generally say nothing about her although I did once refer to her as a rentagob and it had absolutely nothing to do with gend...

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She still had tubes feeding her, A. Ironically it was nearly always me attending to them when she lay in the nursing home, having been shown how. I only ever saw one nurse there.

Postscript: I tell a lie, the manager was a nurse too.

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...It's tempting to think that Cameron is just a useless twat who ran out of luck, but on preparing to legislate for an EU referendum his advisors and civil servants must have highlighted all the issues we are facing now, surely... Tempting, Willow? He undoubtedly was/is as clearly hinted by Nick. ...

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Thanks, pk, it was that 8.1% not 18 that I had read.

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Crest Academy, an E-Act sponsored outfit, ruins kids chances of university by teaching the wrong standard. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/aug/11/sixth-formers-neasden-london-fear-losing-university-places-after-assessment-error" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Sta...

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I thought I'd read 18% somewhere, Anatoly, but may be speaking of something else. I didn't really pay it any attention and may even be thinking of another union should there be one backing Smith.

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However much I decry Fat Dave and the Tories for the referendum, Willow, I still hold the PLP partly responsible for how it was conducted having voted with the government after the GE.

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I humbly suggest you check your spelling of Theresa, Steve. I believe Teresa is somebody else entirely. Learned it from cif. Honest.

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https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/delayed-transfers-of-care-for-june-2016 Latest delayed transfer of care figures My wife spent four months in hospital after her brain haemorrhage, A, the last one because she couldn't be discharged back home and there being no alternative. She still needed f...

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