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RogerOThornhill wrote:Afternoon all. Back from that Oxford again. Definitely the last time I renew those books...I ended up taking pics of the occupants of the High Road from 1900-1908 as I was running out of time. Time for them to return to the archive.

So...what's been happening hereabouts?

RogerOThornhill wrote:Right, football time - taking on the might of Ebbsfleet...*sigh*

https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/03/1 ... 33551.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Unlike previous elections, fear and worry played a big part in both the 2016 Donald Trump and Brexit elections, changing how personality shapes political behavior, according to an international psychological study on voting behavior.

My charity is facing closure.
https://www.theguardian.com/public-lead ... ds-closing" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Local authorities deliver a range of services. The government sets statutory duties for them to provide services, ranging from adult social care to waste collection.

...[Government] has overall responsibility...for local authorities’ funding and dictates the overall levels and distribution of funding provided to the sector, and local authorities’ statutory responsibilities. Responsibility for statutory services delivered by local authorities is spread across government departments.

The current pattern of growing overspends on services and dwindling reserves exhibited by an increasing number of authorities is not sustainable over the medium term. The financial future for many authorities is less certain than in 2014. To date, the current spending review period has been characterised by one-off and short-term funding fixes. Where these fixes come with restrictions and conditions, this poses a risk of slowly centralising decision-making.

- Financial sustainability of local authorities 2018

https://www.nao.org.uk/report/financial ... ties-2018/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Willow904 wrote:---
This doesn't appear to be a harsher application of rules but a change in the rules and one that affects everyone because its clear that this government doesn't see itself as bound by the social contracts between citizens and previous governments.
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RogerOThornhill wrote:Afternoon all. Back from that Oxford again. Definitely the last time I renew those books...I ended up taking pics of the occupants of the High Road from 1900-1908 as I was running out of time. Time for them to return to the archive.

So...what's been happening hereabouts?

HindleA wrote:Some charities are agents of the State,and not in a good way.

citizenJA wrote:

RogerOThornhill wrote:Right, football time - taking on the might of Ebbsfleet...*sigh*

To the Brexit born! Adorable clip shows Jacob Rees-Mogg teach his toddler to say BREXIT

frog222 wrote:---
I saw my teacher daughter f4 yesterday, and mentioned a stat heard on R4 that average facetime in England is 21.5h . Over here in secondary the threshold is 18, after which overtime is paid . Of course if you're agrégé like her and her husband the hours are less and the pay higher, but that's one craziness of the frog system ! Not payment by results, but by purely academic qualification . i don't know any work on that but I think it's not necessaily correlated with teaching ability ... ?

Russian spy attack: Rudd calls emergency Cobra meeting
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... y-cemetery" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

citizenJA wrote:

frog222 wrote:---
I saw my teacher daughter f4 yesterday, and mentioned a stat heard on R4 that average facetime in England is 21.5h . Over here in secondary the threshold is 18, after which overtime is paid . Of course if you're agrégé like her and her husband the hours are less and the pay higher, but that's one craziness of the frog system ! Not payment by results, but by purely academic qualification . i don't know any work on that but I think it's not necessaily correlated with teaching ability ... ?

(cJA edit)

Does the academic qualification include having successfully taught under the tutelage of a qualified teacher for some time?

tinyclanger2 wrote:Vomit alert at the Express

To the Brexit born! Adorable clip shows Jacob Rees-Mogg teach his toddler to say BREXIT

I won't trouble you with the actual link.

tinyclanger2 wrote:I have to prepare a meal this evening.
What's that about?
When I say "a meal" I mean "something to eat"

HindleA wrote:FFS no words can adequately describe the stupidity.

citizenJA wrote:

tinyclanger2 wrote:I have to prepare a meal this evening.
What's that about?
When I say "a meal" I mean "something to eat"

Apples and cheese
wash the apples, cut into slices
take the cheese out of the package, cut into slices
the meal is ready to eat!

tinyclanger2 wrote:

citizenJA wrote:

tinyclanger2 wrote:I have to prepare a meal this evening.
What's that about?
When I say "a meal" I mean "something to eat"

Apples and cheese
wash the apples, cut into slices
take the cheese out of the package, cut into slices
the meal is ready to eat!

Actually sounds quite actionable. Thanks!

refitman wrote:

tinyclanger2 wrote:

citizenJA wrote:TinyClanger: I have to prepare a meal this evening.
What's that about?
When I say "a meal" I mean "something to eat"

Citizen JA:Apples and cheese
wash the apples, cut into slices
take the cheese out of the package, cut into slices
the meal is ready to eat!

Actually sounds quite actionable. Thanks!

If you want to be really fancy, cube them, put them on sticks and then insert the sticks into a foil-wrapped half of a grapefruit.