Once, that would have been true: Maibvisira, from Gillingham, Ephrain Akinwunmi-Streets, 17, from Sittingbourne, Kent, Tyler Ralph, also 17 and from Stevenage in Hertfordshire, Shezakia Daley, 17 and from Gillingham, and 16-year-old Jordan Dania, from Croydon, south London, were found…
Tag: impact of Progressivism
Spare The Rod, Spoil The Child?
Daryl Sampson, 29, used a hunting knife to stab his dad Robert Sampson in the ribcage, puncturing his heart, near a bus stop in Crookbarrow Road in Norton, near Worcester, on November 16 last year. Sampson had denied murder, claiming…
Methinks The Headmistress Doth Protest Too Much…
Hilary Goldsmith, director of finance and operations at Varndean High School in Brighton, wrote an emotional letter on school funding to the Times Educational Supplement on Friday. In an apologetic message to teachers across the country, she described the cash…
Just Tell Them To Lie Back And Think Of The Fatherland….
An increasing number of violent attacks, lack of integration and cultural differences are leading to a chronic breakdown of discipline in some German schools, a leading teachers’ representative has said. Heinz-Peter Meidinger, President of the German Teachers’ Association, said that…
Mind Your Language…
I rarely find myself disagreeing with Louise Casey. She is one of few in the government who consistently and bravely speaks out about social and cultural issues in an honest and straightforward manner. Many of her recommendations on integration and…
The Mystery Here Is The Child…
…and why they should be allowed custody of one: A man beat his partner up after their toddler mistakenly opened their dog’s Christmas present. Yes, I had to read that twice too. Prosecutor Cathrine Kioko-Gilligan told Hull Crown Court the…
Not Just Deaf, But Also Tone Deaf…
Deaf people – those whose preferred language is sign and belong to the capital D “Deaf community” – have had to fight for their rights, language and culture against this oppression. In that context, the strong feelings of an unrepresentative…
“Waah! Waah! It Shouldn’t Apply To People I Like!”
…this desperate desire to “out” Sugg as a sellout or a bigot betrays a deeper problem in our attitude towards young successful women, particularly those we may not consider “worthy”, because their career isn’t one we can frame in traditional…
Council Priorities…
Blackburn with Darwen Council is seeking designation as a ‘Breastfeeding Friendly Borough’. It’s executive board last week agreed to take measures to secure official approval for the title. …what, you thought it was all cleaning the streets & keeping the…
I Don’t Think You Need To Have Been Psychic…
In the months before the murder Parsons even rang the NHS 111 helpline and said “I want to murder people” and told Sussex Police he felt “angry and twitchy” and wanted to bite people. He had suffered periods of hearing…
Fine, Heathrow’s Thataway…
…don’t let the departure lounge door hit you in the arse. I think we’ll be able to manage quite well without the services of a … … wait, what is it you do again? Ah. Yes, I think we can…
More Women as Magistrates!
Hurrah..? A majority of magistrates are women but the sustained increase in their numbers may be concealing a reduction of social diversity on the bench, the national chair of the Magistrates Association has suggested. The latest statistics show that 54%…
“Neighbours…everybody needs good neighbours…”
Police in Ireland have described the death of a woman in County Galway as a tragic incident. The 64-year-old woman has been named locally as Teresa McDonagh. It is believed she died after being attacked by two Bullmastiff dogs at…
“Wait, Suddenly, It’s Not Fun Anymore!”
Far Cry 5, I’m sure, will be just as fun to play as its predecessors, which dropped people, armed to the virtual teeth, in lush shooting galleries set in the Tibetan mountains, African plains and tropical islands. But with those…
“Don’t Mention The War! Wait, That’s Not Right, I Meant The Booze..!”
Your evening glass of wine and love of Radio 2 might be regarded by some as a pleasure of middle-age. But have you ever considered the two might be related? Nope! Who on earth ever would? For scientists say presenters…