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  1. Ian1779

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    You're talking shit.... Best outcome for the UK and best outcome for the Tory party clearly are not the same thing.
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    Your own new political party

    If that was the case then why is the proportion of disadvantaged and SEN students that attend grammar school significantly lower than in mainstream education? They don't aid social mobility - only hinder it.
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    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    We haven't even started and they've already got our pants down.:banghead:
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    Can anyone explain how this is not a terrorist attack?

    You do also need to put into context that the guy is not dead and in custody... so the media have to be careful that reporting to does not affect an ongoing criminal investigation.
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    Your own new political party

    You've taken my quote massively out of context here... my comment on funding is still pertinent but not massively linked to the quality of a teacher, however there are some that could improve and become better if given the tools to do so. That said I generally agree with your other points. I...
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    Your own new political party

    I have found that parents of non-English speaking students are generally more engaged with school, especially once the language barrier has been broken down. What sometimes gets overlooked is that some of these kids are fluent in 3/4 languages - something it would be nice for our children to be...
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    new season prediction

    This is the last leg in my 'Acca of Apocalypse. Brexit, Trump, Leicester, Checkatrade Trophy and then this. Then I'm gonna buy the club for myself and then formally move the entire City of Coventry away from Wasps. That'll teach them :happy:
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    new season prediction

    we're gonna spank it - 100 points +
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    Your own new political party

    We are very lucky in our school, we have a provision where students that come to us with no English effectively have all their lessons in there until they are able to access enough of the language to go into main lessons. Quite often these are the kids that go on and thrive and do really well in...
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    Your own new political party

    This is the thing - we actually want to teach those in front of us... we don't want to be glorified child care. The standard of teaching can be just as good in state sector - if allowed to actually do so. Privilege and opportunity... well that's another thing entirely.
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    Your own new political party

    I can honestly tell you that these things are not tolerated by teachers... they are at times best managed. Now consider the factors that have had an impact on the quality of school provision. Reduction in school funding pretty much year in, year out. And before anyone rolls out the 'spending'...
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    Your own new political party

    Well perhaps if state education was properly funded then maybe it would perform better.... That or get some private schools to take poor kids into their roll for free. Show the state schools how to do it.... On a separate note there is virtually no governmental scrutiny of private education...
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    Your own new political party

    Tax havens are used because they exist...
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    Your own new political party

    Put ministers in positions where they had legitimate experience (health, education, defence). No government contracts for companies that aren't based in the UK for tax purposes. No selling of weapons to countries full stop. An immediate halt on refurbishment to Houses of Parliament, Buckingham...
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    Your own new political party

    Food banks are a failure of our 'modern' society. There are far more people hiding their money offshore so they don't pay the tax they should do....
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    Court hearing

    It was something that was mentioned... also as a possible 'reason' why SISU didn't drop the first one once it was clear that a result in their favour wasn't going to happen.
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    General Election

    Let's be honest - QT is only coming to Coventry because CCC invited them to to 'City of Politics' - plus Wasps gave me a free ticket :smuggrin:
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    General Election

    As long as we take a 'SISU OUT' sign and a 'Ann Lucas is a c**t' I'm all for it
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    General Election

    Not a fan of a beret personally... clashes with my Che Guevara T-Shirt.
  20. Ian1779

    Things That Bore You ?

    Breaking News on Sports TV - you really don't fucking get the concept of how it works do you.
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