No sex education please, we’re British.

It is my firmly believed assumption that anytime you find yourself on the other side of an argument that UKIP is espousing you are on very solid ground. However, even by their cave dwelling, prehistoric brand of pugnacious idiocy I was startled to see them railing against Sex and Relationship Education classes as being the … Continue reading No sex education please, we’re British.

All in favour say Aye (think you’re all missing the point)

As the general election approaches there has been an enormous amount of promises, guarantees and quid pro quos offered, mooted and suggested. Indeed there have been any number of inducements offered up to the electorate gods to curry favour. A lot of talk has been about education, the funding crisis and so on - but … Continue reading All in favour say Aye (think you’re all missing the point)

Scrapping tuition fees may not be the answer…

As the various parties jockey for position to paint themselves as the party of the people and increasingly ludicrous and often uncosted promises are wheeled out to entice the voter, Labour have announced a series of sweeping education funding reforms that would see the abolition of university fees alongside a series of cash injections from … Continue reading Scrapping tuition fees may not be the answer…

This is not what women chucked themselves under horses for.

It is often quoted that the 'only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing' which is why today's news is so disappointing. Not the usual depressing cavalcade of Trump based idiocy or the shocking revelation that North Korea aren't good guys, but rather that electoral registration amongst school leavers … Continue reading This is not what women chucked themselves under horses for.