tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post4631561479430944384..comments2024-03-29T09:13:55.008+00:00Comments on UK Commentators: "a better mix of pupils"Labanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-91832358669860218662008-01-09T13:18:00.000+00:002008-01-09T13:18:00.000+00:00The economy's collapsing - it's going to get very ...The economy's collapsing - it's going to get very very ugly.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully some of these pc liberal Nulab crazies will be put up against a wall and shot.<BR/><BR/>We can't go on like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-4207110929709473502008-01-07T22:39:00.000+00:002008-01-07T22:39:00.000+00:00Juliam wrote ... Well, they are only parroting wha...Juliam wrote <I>... Well, they are only parroting what the police will have told them. ...</I> The Drive-By Media seem to follow <A HREF="http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/cohesionreportingdiversity" REL="nofollow"> Reporting Diversity </A> guidelines and the egalitarian fiction that we are all equal and that nobody is to be held accountable. Of course some are more equal than others are, as evidenced by the victim you mention.<BR/><BR/>In my opinion the Police are under the Diversity Cosh and that within the current framework the reporting of factual crime statistics is not possible, rather only partial reporting of statistics for political purposes. The situation reminds me of the British National Health Service which was once run by consultants for the benefit of consultants, is now run by managers for the benefit of politicians when in fact it should be run by consultants for the benefit of patients. I am also reminded of the imbalance of power between consultants and nurses which appears similar to that between lawyers and police officers.<BR/><BR/>Typically politicians do not lead but follow, so the electorate is ultimately responsible for the current situation. I would hazard a guess that there will not be substantial changes until the Ruling Class reap what they sow; however as they will remain insulated from the policies they mandate for others will this ever happen? Apparently the Drive-By Media are not prepared to put the work in to create fair reports, the electorate are unwilling to read them and the judiciary and politicians are insulated from reality generally. The Police do not have an electoral mandate and function to gather evidence, not to prosecute, judge, or sentence; as such they are perfectly placed to take the blame for the failings of everybody else.<BR/><BR/>If you find the time, I would recommend that you read <A HREF="http://inspectorgadget.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/final-fantasy/" REL="nofollow"> Final Fantasy </A>, especially the comments. <A HREF="http://inspectorgadget.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow"> Inspector Gadget </A> is a Copper’s blog which I heartily recommend, with apologies to Laban for this comment which is only tangentially related to the original post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-15392751601151638532008-01-07T17:18:00.000+00:002008-01-07T17:18:00.000+00:00"...not a racist incident according to the BBC.......<I>"...not a racist incident according to the BBC....."</I><BR/><BR/>Well, they are only parroting what the police will have told them. <BR/><BR/>What do they think it <I>was</I>, then, the first recorded case of 'ginger-bashing'...?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-63690409513780956062008-01-07T16:38:00.000+00:002008-01-07T16:38:00.000+00:00http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/71748...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7174897.stm<BR/><BR/>not a racist incident according to the BBC...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-24364223565929488052008-01-07T15:24:00.000+00:002008-01-07T15:24:00.000+00:00Blessed Trinity will be the best school in Burnley...Blessed Trinity will be the best school in Burnley, as St Theodore's and St Hilda's were when I went to the former 30 years ago. And not just in academic terms - we had to play football matches against far-flung opposition just so we wouldn't have to continually thrash the likes of Ivy Bank and Towneley schools.<BR/><BR/>The money that will be wasted on these new "community" schools is truly staggering and yet again demonstrates the folly of allowing central planners, lefty bureaucrats to a person, to get their hands on the powerful combination of taxpayer's money and our children's education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-38302676954399579902008-01-07T14:06:00.000+00:002008-01-07T14:06:00.000+00:00The news that comes out of the education system is...The news that comes out of the education system is a litany of woe. Are there any normal schools with normal, well-educated children left? Not including private schools which, I would imagine, are being inundated with applications!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-35220467650764032072008-01-07T12:13:00.000+00:002008-01-07T12:13:00.000+00:00the magnificently named Shuttleworth College (name...<I>the magnificently named Shuttleworth College (named after Ken I trust)"</I><BR/><BR/>The Shuttleworth family estate was nearby - and James Kay-Shuttleworth, later Sir Jame, was a 19th century social reformer and "founder of the UK system of public education".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-47019986597837933842008-01-06T19:46:00.000+00:002008-01-06T19:46:00.000+00:00Shuttleworth College (named after Ken I trust)Nah,...<I>Shuttleworth College (named after Ken I trust)</I><BR/><BR/>Nah, the school's a joke, so I suggest <A HREF="http://www.shuttleworths.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">John Shuttleworth</A> is more likely.JohnMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696206173235574775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-3766443335497621322008-01-06T19:05:00.000+00:002008-01-06T19:05:00.000+00:00Just make sure you're not one of the last whites g...Just make sure you're not one of the last whites going to a school. My contemparies whose parents decided to send their kids to the local comp for PC reasons are still in counselling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-76081537466370141572008-01-06T13:38:00.000+00:002008-01-06T13:38:00.000+00:00"Just like any state with 'democracy' in it's name..."Just like any state with 'democracy' in it's name, the word 'community' should get alarm bells ringing."<BR/><BR/>It's like the word 'lady', if you have to say you are one, you probably aren't.<BR/><BR/>Bert Rustle, I believe what happened in the US regarding forced busing was that it caused white, wealthy people to leave areas where their children would be bused, or have others bused in, causing further social problems and resentment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-9025042726473989422008-01-06T10:43:00.000+00:002008-01-06T10:43:00.000+00:00Also, I imagine the original catchment areas were ...Also, I imagine the original catchment areas were like they were because the Asians self-seggregated. Changing the catchment areas will, I imagine, start a year long process of self-seggregation again. In fifteen years time, unless the town has been burned down by then, we will be in the same boat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-86500669396175758302008-01-06T10:42:00.000+00:002008-01-06T10:42:00.000+00:00The parents can't complain - they shouldn't have r...The parents can't complain - they shouldn't have reorganised the schools if it was working well.<BR/><BR/>What's that? Oh yes, they didn't. The State did it against their wishes. Still, that's Socialism for you - you have good and bad, and that is unacceptable to socialists. Equality before quality is their mantra, and they are happy that everything is worse if EVERYONE is worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-70175760247765597282008-01-06T10:06:00.000+00:002008-01-06T10:06:00.000+00:00Regarding the standard of literacy, see this posti...Regarding the standard of literacy, see this posting by a teacher <A HREF="http://oldandrew.edublogs.org/2007/11/07/the-driving-lesson/" REL="nofollow"> The Driving Lesson </A> It begins:<BR/><BR/><I>I had a driving lesson recently. My years of teaching have helped me understand how to be a receptive and eager student.<BR/><BR/>“Hello, Andrew. You have a lesson.”<BR/><BR/>“Yeah, I know.”<BR/><BR/>“I’ve been waiting outside for ten minutes”<BR/><BR/>“Yeah, I know”.<BR/><BR/>“Well why didn’t you come out”<BR/><BR/>“Couldn’t be bovered” ...</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-87745838655199156022008-01-06T09:40:00.000+00:002008-01-06T09:40:00.000+00:00"The comments on the stories are worth a look."Ind...<I>"The comments on the stories are worth a look."</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed they are. But could we possibly have a translator for the comments left by the pupils...?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-61293512520378448272008-01-06T08:36:00.000+00:002008-01-06T08:36:00.000+00:00The question is, once again, where do the people e...The question is, once again, where do the people enacting these decisions live and exactly how are their own children educated?<BR/> <BR/>Reportedly, many of the American politicians who voted in favour of Bussing had their own children educated privately, so that their own children only had to celebrate diversity at a distance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com