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by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 9:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

http://academiesweek.co.uk/schools-minister-could-give-sikh-free-school-second-chance-to-open-this-year/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Postponed Leicester Free School (Sikh) could open later this year. It's all about these free school people. Not much about the LA helping ...
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 9:12 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

Cameron's also copped it from non-lefty Ian Botham in the very prestigious MCC Spirit of Cricket lecture.

Apparently Beefy went to a reception at Number 10, where Cameron agreed with him on school sports.

He's not done anything since.
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 8:41 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

James Forsyth is a bit kind to Gove. Carswell defected when he was away and all that. You don't go on holiday if there's something like a defection on the cards. I'm reminded of that bit in Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, when Frank Harper's gang can't find out who's robbed them. Though Gove pro...
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 7:20 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

PorFavor wrote:Goodnight, everyone.
Night, PF.
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 6:39 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

Oh dear, things not looking good at Birbalsingh's school... Michaela parent interviews cancelled as school remains a building site http://wembleymatters.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/michaela-parent-interviews-cancelled-as.html?spref=tw We checked to see if there were any entrances we had missed. But no, ...
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 3:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

Christ, is this Johnson producing something useful? http://www.citymetric.com/two-new-cycling-superhighways-planned-london" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Watch out for Andrew Gilligan's press pals big him up. Includes a plan to run a cycle lane through the godawful Parliame...
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 3:12 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

odysseanproject ‏@odysseanproject 1h
@DisIdealist @warwickmansell @BeckyFrancis7 Don't look for logic. When ppl out of their depth operate in chaos what u see is what u get
Cummings not impressed with Morgan.
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 3:05 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

Danny Finkelstein looking an arse.

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by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 2:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

Gawd bless Shiny Dave, he really doesn't have a clue, does he? This is also the right place to discuss defence. Wales has more castles, medieval castles per head than anywhere else in the world, around 640 of them, and I hope that will be something you’ll get to visit while you’re in Wales at this ...
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 1:53 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

Couple of Brits in Qatar to stop them frying Bangladeshis and Pakistanis on World Cup building sites have disappeared, apparently into the some strange form of government custody. Cameron's so far resisted a speech about good and evil values. You'd think he could tie it in with ISIL somehow... Prime...
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 1:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

Still can't get my head around Michael Fallon mingling with fellow Defence Ministers, perplexing to say the least. He was a nobody a few years ago. Then he did a few interviews on the economy which no-one else would do. I assumed he'd get a knighthood and keep getting paid a fortune moonlighting fo...
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 1:47 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

Morning all. I can't find the story online but my local council are reporting that they've had to find £324,000 out of their own funds to help pay for upgrading kitchens so that the LibDem infant free school meals policy can be implemented. There will be lots of people saying "I told you so&qu...
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 1:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 50546

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

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by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 1:31 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Funny how he managed not to say this till Gove went.

Brave Sheriff Milkey. But to be fair, he's been busy suggesting schemes like paying people who live near bad parents to get their kids up for them.
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 10:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Ha, ha.

Tory leader in Scotland says they aren't likely to win General Election.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/20 ... l-election" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 10:07 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

As could "no photocopied sheets".
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 10:05 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Maybe Saturday detentions could be made a condition of an Outstanding Ofsted grade?
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 9:54 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Morgan's stellar form continues. “I think we are very clear and that the sector is very clear about the importance of not for profit,” Ms Morgan said. “[For profit] is something I’m happy to have lots of further advice and emails on. I suspect that most people may not be very keen on it, but it’s so...
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 9:48 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Keynsian job creation at the DfE latest. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2741899/No-hiding-Teachers-told-not-let-pupils-sit-like-day-term-hardline-discipline-crackdown.html#ixzz3CHpTlpZU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Be fair though, none of this classroom managemen...
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 8:49 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Friend of mine, an accountant in Cardiff has been told not to go to work tomorrow, all non-emergency cases in the Heath have been cancelled, according to my niece, and mostly all schools in Newport and Cardiff are shut, due to the summit.. Now if the unions had done such a thing.... Cardiff?! I wen...
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 7:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Nothing to see here. Stanley Knife missing from shambolic Sodexo jail. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/concerns-raised-stanley-knife-goes-7712148" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Great timing too. The disappearance comes during a week when Government offic...
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 7:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Nothing to see here. Stanley Knife missing from shambolic Sodexo jail. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/concerns-raised-stanley-knife-goes-7712148" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Great timing too. The disappearance comes during a week when Government offic...
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 7:38 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

ohsocynical wrote:Plans unveiled for new academy in West Reading

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/plans-unveiled-new-academy-west-7713224

And here's another. :rofl:
Oh Christ.
The proposed new Civitas Academy
Headteacher who's never worked in a school?
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 5:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

But it is the case that the police in some instances weren't able to proceed because the girls refused to either tell them who the abuser was or wouldn't give evidence against them. hard to see how the police could be blamed for that. Yes, that's certainly part of it, though Lancashire Police have ...
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 5:20 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

My seat, I have just discovered is in the Top 100 of ''Ukip Friendly Labour Seats'' which rather makes a mockery of the whole list as they have no councillors, and I have yet ever to see a Ukip poster anywhere on my travels, even during the Euro's. http://labourlist.org/2014/09/the-top-100-ukip-lea...
by Tubby Isaacs
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 5:15 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33654

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Has anyone in the fawning media asked Carswell about his book yet?

His philosophy is basically "privatise hospital and have a referendum on the colour of paint in reception"
by Tubby Isaacs
Tue 02 Sep, 2014 6:48 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Replies: 64
Views: 37236

Re: Tuesday 2nd September 2014

rebeccariots2 wrote:
Retweeted by MirrorJames
Guto Bebb ‏@GutoBebb 43m
More Conservative MPs looking to stand down but close to home this time.
What might he be on about? Anyone?
Close to whose home?

Please let it be Gove.
by Tubby Isaacs
Tue 02 Sep, 2014 4:29 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Replies: 64
Views: 37236

Re: Tuesday 2nd September 2014

Education Funding Agency postpones work on Highridge site in Caversham after agreeing to scout out new locations for the Heights free school http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/09/01/103292-education-funding-agency-postpones-work-on-highridge-site-in-caversham-after-agreein...
by Tubby Isaacs
Tue 02 Sep, 2014 3:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Replies: 64
Views: 37236

Re: Tuesday 2nd September 2014

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by Tubby Isaacs
Tue 02 Sep, 2014 1:22 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Replies: 64
Views: 37236

Re: Tuesday 2nd September 2014

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Mike Smithson ‏@MSmithsonPB 30s
Clapton (sic.) by-election date fixed for October 9th
Carswell would get about 2 votes in Clapton.
by Tubby Isaacs
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 11:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 46436

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

Aren't the jihadis going to enjoy Cameron's backdown?

Wouldn't it have been better for him to say "They won't force us to change our ways" or something? Then nick a couple.
by Tubby Isaacs
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 11:03 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 46436

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

Was Cameron relying on David Anderson, the terrorism law assessor?
by Tubby Isaacs
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 10:23 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 46436

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

That Lib Dem 7-9% is looking increasingly nailed on.

Hard to see them picking up much from UKIP either.
by Tubby Isaacs
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 8:32 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 46436

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

Rory Stewart, the Conservative MP and new chair of the Commons defence committee, asks when Cameron will pre-commit British troops to the Baltics. Cameron says this issue will be addressed at this week’s Nato summit. We need to make real Nato’s Article 5, he says. Getting the Baltics to pay a propo...
by Tubby Isaacs
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 7:15 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 46436

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

To be fair, I can imagine that Israel story might get besieged by anti-Semites.
by Tubby Isaacs
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 6:27 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 46436

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

Steve Reed MP ‏@SteveReedMP 9h Are the Tories falling apart? @BBCRadio4 says up to 100 of their MPs intend to write their own manifestos rather than endorse Cameron's Just read the above. What a bloody shambles. In other words they can say and promise anything they like just to get elected :? Words...
by Tubby Isaacs
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 6:17 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 46436

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

Chris Cook has written a piece questioning Nicky Morgan's desire to have schools enter all of their pupils into the EBacc subjects at GCSE. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-29016948 According to the DfE the EBacc is made up of: English mathematics history or geography the sciences a language But...
by Tubby Isaacs
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 6:08 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 46436

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

Steve Reed MP ‏@SteveReedMP 9h Are the Tories falling apart? @BBCRadio4 says up to 100 of their MPs intend to write their own manifestos rather than endorse Cameron's Just read the above. What a bloody shambles. In other words they can say and promise anything they like just to get elected :? Words...
by Tubby Isaacs
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 4:32 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 46436

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

Scrapbook informed.
by Tubby Isaacs
Mon 01 Sep, 2014 4:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st September 2014
Replies: 77
Views: 46436

Re: Monday 1st September 2014

Interesting Ofsted report out this morning. The Greenwich Free School whose chair of governors -also head of education at Policy Exchange - wrote a report about how Ofsted needed to be reformed and along with others was deeply critical of them being graded Requires Improvement, had a s.8 inspection...
by Tubby Isaacs
Sun 31 Aug, 2014 10:22 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 51028

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

Dudley South MP Chris Kelly is to stand down at the General Election, he has revealed tonight http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/08/31/dudley-south-mp-chris-kelly-to-quit-parliament-at-election/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Oops - there goes another one.... :lol: He...
by Tubby Isaacs
Sun 31 Aug, 2014 10:29 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 51028

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

Bears shitting in forests.
Ɓrian Wernham ‏@BrianUkulele 1m
Universal Credit: rent arrears average £942 - more than 50% of 'pathfinder' claimants in Warrington. DWP abandoning IT system design.
by Tubby Isaacs
Sun 31 Aug, 2014 10:25 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 51028

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

Hadn't seen this from last year.

Churches eviscerate the Centre for Social Justice.

http://www.jointpublicissues.org.uk/wp- ... FINAL1.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by Tubby Isaacs
Sat 30 Aug, 2014 11:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 51028

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

Crike.

Nicky Morgan apparently wants ebacc to be compulsory.

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by Tubby Isaacs
Sat 30 Aug, 2014 9:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 51028

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

As TE says, strange days. Find myself in sympathy with Grant Shapps. Grant Shapps MP ‏@grantshapps 9m Carswell told me time and again there should only be open primaries, so will he subject himself to one now I wonder? http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/iainmartin1/100284493/douglas-carswell-and-uki...
by Tubby Isaacs
Sat 30 Aug, 2014 9:31 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 51028

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

Re Rotherham - I believe it's still the case that most cases of CSE involve White British men - it's just that the MO differs. The cases involving men of South Asian origin have tended to concern groups, whereas most cases involving White British men see the perpetrators acting alone. Not that ther...
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 28 Aug, 2014 6:29 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28th August 2014
Replies: 117
Views: 64084

Re: Thursday 28th August 2014

And of course cheerleading for austerity in the Eurozone didn't help.
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 28 Aug, 2014 6:28 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28th August 2014
Replies: 117
Views: 64084

Re: Thursday 28th August 2014

Nick Robinson ‏@bbcnickrobinson 6m PM refuses to admit that there was no way the government could meet the Tories immigration target pre election or whilst staying in the EU He really is a plonker. And evidently thinks the electorate are very very stupid. Silly question. Almost no way could meet ta...
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 28 Aug, 2014 2:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28th August 2014
Replies: 117
Views: 64084

Re: Thursday 28th August 2014

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1,400 jobs going at West Birmingham and Sandwell NHS Trust
by Tubby Isaacs
Thu 28 Aug, 2014 1:56 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28th August 2014
Replies: 117
Views: 64084

Re: Thursday 28th August 2014

She's a longstanding talker of rubbish.

Always thought it was brand management that kept comments closed. Maybe it's that they can write up more shit without any contradiction going up.