Electronics engineer Mr Thommes, 24, is one of some 20 Marine Le Pen supporters who meet regularly at the City Pride pub in Clerkenwell, London. Sussex Police had to escort Mr Thommes and his minder away from The King and…
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So, Plod Might Have To Get Off Their Arses Soon?
Former education secretary Nicky Morgan led calls for irresponsible owners to face the same punishments as those whose dogs attack humans or guide dogs. Environment minister George Eustice insisted the powers were already in place to penalise such attacks, though…
It’s Not The Availability That’s The Problem…
Health experts have called for every school in the UK to stock emergency asthma treatments after a teenage boy collapsed and died in detention at an east London school. Didn’t he have an inhaler? Or Epipen? Well, yes… Staff who…
“…and then men like you will teach the kids. Not poems and rubbish! Science..!”
Oh, Christina…! If only this was an April Fool. So….much….’Guardian’! There has been a big emphasis in the last few years on the so-called Stem subjects: science, technology, engineering and maths. As education in the UK faces its biggest cuts since…
“But I’m An Act-or, Dahlink, Not A Stagehand!”
It was designed as an innovative and immersive drama to brighten up a struggling part of Brighton’s seafront. But the team behind Something Street has found themselves in hot water with Brighton and Hove City Council after failing to clear…
Next, It’ll Be Compulsory…
They are the university workshops designed to inform new students about sexual consent in an effort to tackle the rising number of assaults on campus. But in a sign of a growing backlash against such events, not a single fresher…
Someone Remind Me Again Why They Call Themselves ‘Conservatives’..?
..because I really don’t think the term applies, do you? Last year Cameron pronounced the scheme a runaway success with 117,000 families “turned around”, saving £1.2bn in the process. But a separate government-commissioned audit of the effectiveness of the programme…
Pick One Excuse And Stick With It, McCarter…
Birthday cakes have been banned by a school in Lancashire because teachers do not have the time to check whether they are suitable for pupils with allergies. Karen McCarter, head at Norbreck primary academy in Blackpool, told parents she “hates…
Christ, Bernard, Have You Never Read ‘The Female Of The Species’..?
More women should be brought on to the Tory party’s ruling board in the wake of the “Tatler Tory” scandal, a senior Conservative MP said today. Bernard Jenkin called it “absurd” that just two of the board’s 22 members are…
Space Cadet Comments On Space Race…
Jess Zimmerman on hidden (space)agendas: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the latest tech billionaire to invest his money in spaceships: on Tuesday, he debuted his space travel company Blue Origin’s newest rocket. Well, hurrah, right? Who doesn’t love spaceships? Why…
No, Amran, You’re Right, It’s Not ‘Banned’…
…also not banned: scratching your arse during a Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph and public urination in the flowerbed at the Queen’s Garden Party. You see, they don’t need to be banned, because no decent person would dream of…
Why Do Progressives Hate Real Progress..?
When construction on New York City’s famous High Line began in 2006, the project to turn a remnant of the industrial age into a post-industrial garden and tourist attraction appeared innovative, but potentially very risky. Indeed so. And now it’s…
Jack Marwood Skewers The ‘Guardian’ Holy Cow…
As is well known in the world of educational research, the variation in outcomes within any school is much, much larger than the variation between schools. In the same school, with the same teachers, some children learn a lot and…
No, Stefano, A ‘Revolution’ Is Manifestly Not What Is Required…
Last week, we were informed, in an “earnest attack”, by Public Health England that supermarkets need to keep the spring flower away from the fruit and veg sections, because people are mistaking daffodil bulbs for onions. And, no, it’s not…
Coming Soon To Streets Near You..!
Police officers who can’t run fast enough to catch a cold, but are wonderfully diverse! Unfit police officers could be allowed to take a graded stroll on a treadmill instead of a gruelling bleep test under news plans being considered.…