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I see the levelling up agenda has gone a bit wrong in relation to GCSE results.

What an abject failure the education system is in this Country the SE and London really do not even give the rest the scraps from their table.
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Sunak breaches the MPs Code of Conduct in failing to declare his wife's financial interest in a childminding company that is in line for a transfer from the public purse, but because the breache was "out of confusion', no punishment is given.

Corrupt to the core, a fucking carpetbagger.
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Hal Jordan wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:57 pm Sunak breaches the MPs Code of Conduct in failing to declare his wife's financial interest in a childminding company that is in line for a transfer from the public purse, but because the breache was "out of confusion', no punishment is given.

Corrupt to the core, a fucking carpetbagger.
Who hasn't earned millions because of inadvertent errors when providing information about financial interests.

Utter spiv cunt
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C69 wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:26 pm I see the levelling up agenda has gone a bit wrong in relation to GCSE results.

What an abject failure the education system is in this Country the SE and London really do not even give the rest the scraps from their table.
Levelling up proceeding well.
Six Educations Secretaries in 4 years tells us how important schooling is to this Tory government nearly 70% of whom went to public school!
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It comes to something when you look back at Gove with some nostalgia because he at least felt that there was a possibility of improving education in this country.
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SaintK wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:45 pm
C69 wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:26 pm I see the levelling up agenda has gone a bit wrong in relation to GCSE results.

What an abject failure the education system is in this Country the SE and London really do not even give the rest the scraps from their table.
Levelling up proceeding well.
Six Educations Secretaries in 4 years tells us how important schooling is to this Tory government nearly 70% of whom went to public school!
My eldest Grand Daughter just got grade 9 in 8 of her GCSEs (7 and 8 in the other 2). 8 is equivalent to the old A* grade. :grin:
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Ovals wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:05 pm
SaintK wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:45 pm
C69 wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:26 pm I see the levelling up agenda has gone a bit wrong in relation to GCSE results.

What an abject failure the education system is in this Country the SE and London really do not even give the rest the scraps from their table.
Levelling up proceeding well.
Six Educations Secretaries in 4 years tells us how important schooling is to this Tory government nearly 70% of whom went to public school!
My eldest Grand Daughter just got grade 9 in 8 of her GCSEs (7 and 8 in the other 2). 8 is equivalent to the old A* grade. :grin:
My daughter gost mostly 9s and an 8 and a 7 and 2 9s last year a year early.
If the grade boundaries were the same as last year it would have been all 9s

Now for A levels
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Any one else want to live vicariously through their grandchildren and try and one up each other?
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Biffer wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:49 pm Any one else want to live vicariously through their grandchildren and try and one up each other?
It was my daughter :spin
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Biffer wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:49 pm Any one else want to live vicariously through their grandchildren and try and one up each other?
Grandchildren sound expensive
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TheNatalShark wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:59 pm
Biffer wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:49 pm Any one else want to live vicariously through their grandchildren and try and one up each other?
Grandchildren sound expensive
Not as expensive as your own children.
My retirement plans are being shaped by my childs ambitions

By shaped I mean screwed
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Biffer wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:49 pm Any one else want to live vicariously through their grandchildren and try and one up each other?
Stop being such a miserable old git.
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Ovals wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:01 pm
Biffer wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:49 pm Any one else want to live vicariously through their grandchildren and try and one up each other?
Stop being such a miserable old git.
😂😂 Only joshing man. Glad she did well. Get her studying engineering, we’re massively short in every discipline.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Biffer wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:25 pm
Ovals wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:01 pm
Biffer wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:49 pm Any one else want to live vicariously through their grandchildren and try and one up each other?
Stop being such a miserable old git.
😂😂 Only joshing man. Glad she did well. Get her studying engineering, we’re massively short in every discipline.
She plans to study medicine - It's a tough path but she wants to be a surgeon. Just seen a very moving video of her and her friends opening their results and all bursting into tears - thankfully tears of joy for each other. She did marginally better than expected - moved her Physics grade from a 6 in her mocks to a 9. All her friends did well too.

She'll be doing Biology, Chemistry and Psychology at A Levels.
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Ovals wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:39 pm
Biffer wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:25 pm
Ovals wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:01 pm

Stop being such a miserable old git.
😂😂 Only joshing man. Glad she did well. Get her studying engineering, we’re massively short in every discipline.
She plans to study medicine - It's a tough path but she wants to be a surgeon. Just seen a very moving video of her and her friends opening their results and all bursting into tears - thankfully tears of joy for each other. She did marginally better than expected - moved her Physics grade from a 6 in her mocks to a 9. All her friends did well too.

She'll be doing Biology, Chemistry and Psychology at A Levels.
Good stuff. That’s a tough load of training.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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C69 wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:15 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:57 pm Sunak breaches the MPs Code of Conduct in failing to declare his wife's financial interest in a childminding company that is in line for a transfer from the public purse, but because the breache was "out of confusion', no punishment is given.

Corrupt to the core, a fucking carpetbagger.
Who hasn't earned millions because of inadvertent errors when providing information about financial interests.

Utter spiv cunt
If I inadvertently exceeded the speed limit I am not entirely sure that would count as an excuse when I was caught on the speed camera ... sorry Judge I didnt realise it was a 40 zone when I was doing 60! I am not entirely sure why a so called financial expert who worked in the industry for years can claim he inadvertently broke the rules when an unemployed person who if caught putting in a false claim 'inadvertently would get clobbered!
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So the twat Bowie is out today shouting about the great Tory achievement in getting the price cap lowered but forgets to mention that the standing charge is increasing and will essentially almost wipe out all the price cap savings. Of course the increase in standing charge will hit low power users which essentially means the poor. Oh and guess where the electricity standing charge is highest ... certainly not London! They really are a bunch of cunts!
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66612463

When you know you're going to get smashed at the next election, double your handouts :problem:
Payments for MPs who lose their seats or step down at the next general election will be doubled.

The money is aimed at helping ex-MPs close down their offices and manage the departure of their staff.

At the last general election departing MPs were paid for two months after losing their seats.

However, IPSA, which sets the rules for MPs' expenses, has said this is not long enough and that the time period should be increased to four months.

The eligibility for the payments has also been expanded to cover those who voluntarily stand down at the election as well as those who lose their seat.
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dpedin wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:07 am So the twat Bowie is out today shouting about the great Tory achievement in getting the price cap lowered but forgets to mention that the standing charge is increasing and will essentially almost wipe out all the price cap savings. Of course the increase in standing charge will hit low power users which essentially means the poor. Oh and guess where the electricity standing charge is highest ... certainly not London! They really are a bunch of cunts!
6.5M in fuel poverty by Christmas
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Insane_Homer wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:11 am https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66612463

When you know you're going to get smashed at the next election, double your handouts :problem:
Payments for MPs who lose their seats or step down at the next general election will be doubled.

The money is aimed at helping ex-MPs close down their offices and manage the departure of their staff.

At the last general election departing MPs were paid for two months after losing their seats.

However, IPSA, which sets the rules for MPs' expenses, has said this is not long enough and that the time period should be increased to four months.

The eligibility for the payments has also been expanded to cover those who voluntarily stand down at the election as well as those who lose their seat.
This means Mad Nads daughters and Johnny Mercer’s loopy wife will get bigger payouts. Bunch of Feckin crooks!
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dpedin wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 2:03 pm
Insane_Homer wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:11 am https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66612463

When you know you're going to get smashed at the next election, double your handouts :problem:
Payments for MPs who lose their seats or step down at the next general election will be doubled.

The money is aimed at helping ex-MPs close down their offices and manage the departure of their staff.

At the last general election departing MPs were paid for two months after losing their seats.

However, IPSA, which sets the rules for MPs' expenses, has said this is not long enough and that the time period should be increased to four months.

The eligibility for the payments has also been expanded to cover those who voluntarily stand down at the election as well as those who lose their seat.
This means Mad Nads daughters and Johnny Mercer’s loopy wife will get bigger payouts. Bunch of Feckin crooks!
Not just those 2.
The current list of MPs not standing at the next election is at 52. Mostly Cons.
https://news.sky.com/story/the-mps-who- ... n-12758551
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SaintK wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 11:48 am
dpedin wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:07 am So the twat Bowie is out today shouting about the great Tory achievement in getting the price cap lowered but forgets to mention that the standing charge is increasing and will essentially almost wipe out all the price cap savings. Of course the increase in standing charge will hit low power users which essentially means the poor. Oh and guess where the electricity standing charge is highest ... certainly not London! They really are a bunch of cunts!
6.5M in fuel poverty by Christmas
The standing charge increases take the piss. The prices should have dropped by a lot more.
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petej wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:41 pm
SaintK wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 11:48 am
dpedin wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:07 am So the twat Bowie is out today shouting about the great Tory achievement in getting the price cap lowered but forgets to mention that the standing charge is increasing and will essentially almost wipe out all the price cap savings. Of course the increase in standing charge will hit low power users which essentially means the poor. Oh and guess where the electricity standing charge is highest ... certainly not London! They really are a bunch of cunts!
6.5M in fuel poverty by Christmas
The standing charge increases take the piss. The prices should have dropped by a lot more.
Regulator my arse.
Toothless industry shills more like
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This really hasn't aged well :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Mad Nads has finally, finally, officially resigned ! :roll:
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fishfoodie wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:41 pm Mad Nads has finally, finally, officially resigned ! :roll:
Most definitely certainly Maybe
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fishfoodie wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:41 pm Mad Nads has finally, finally, officially resigned ! :roll:
She angry :lol:
Since you took office a year ago, the country is run by a zombie Parliament where nothing meaningful has happened. What exactly has been done or have you achieved? You hold the office of Prime Minister unelected, without a single vote, not even from your own MPs. You have no mandate from the people and the Government is adrift. You have squandered the goodwill of the nation, for what?
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tabascoboy wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:12 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:41 pm Mad Nads has finally, finally, officially resigned ! :roll:
She angry :lol:
Since you took office a year ago, the country is run by a zombie Parliament where nothing meaningful has happened. What exactly has been done or have you achieved? You hold the office of Prime Minister unelected, without a single vote, not even from your own MPs. You have no mandate from the people and the Government is adrift. You have squandered the goodwill of the nation, for what?
Tbh she is right
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C69 wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:34 pm
tabascoboy wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:12 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:41 pm Mad Nads has finally, finally, officially resigned ! :roll:
She angry :lol:
Since you took office a year ago, the country is run by a zombie Parliament where nothing meaningful has happened. What exactly has been done or have you achieved? You hold the office of Prime Minister unelected, without a single vote, not even from your own MPs. You have no mandate from the people and the Government is adrift. You have squandered the goodwill of the nation, for what?
Tbh she is right
Except that she supported a PM who if he'd presided over a zombie Parliament would have done far less damage to the UK.

"Meaningful", could be fucking the Economy for a generation, or destroying a host a native industries; & "nothing" could be, not implementing a bonfire of regulations that protect workers. On the whole his nothing has been far less damaging that the bumblecunts something
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C69 wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:34 pm
tabascoboy wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:12 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:41 pm Mad Nads has finally, finally, officially resigned ! :roll:
She angry :lol:
Since you took office a year ago, the country is run by a zombie Parliament where nothing meaningful has happened. What exactly has been done or have you achieved? You hold the office of Prime Minister unelected, without a single vote, not even from your own MPs. You have no mandate from the people and the Government is adrift. You have squandered the goodwill of the nation, for what?
Tbh she is right
Stopped clock etc etc
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C69 wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:34 pm
tabascoboy wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:12 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:41 pm Mad Nads has finally, finally, officially resigned ! :roll:
She angry :lol:
Since you took office a year ago, the country is run by a zombie Parliament where nothing meaningful has happened. What exactly has been done or have you achieved? You hold the office of Prime Minister unelected, without a single vote, not even from your own MPs. You have no mandate from the people and the Government is adrift. You have squandered the goodwill of the nation, for what?
Tbh she is right
He cannot possibly have squandered the goodwill of the nation

They had votes from some people who always vote Tory and did so again despite strong reservations about Johnson's lack of character, some people who disliked Johnson but thought Corbyn a far greater risk again, and some people who were thick enough to think Boris would (even could) get Brexit done, and some people who were sick of hearing about Brexit. Within the 30% or so who voted for Boris there was surely some goodwill, but even if one goes heavy on such claims, even Boris Johnson heavy, you'd be at 20% of the nation.
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fishfoodie wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:41 pm Mad Nads has finally, finally, officially resigned ! :roll:
Did get me thinking, how long is an MP able to go AWOL on full salary before a recall petition or whatever happens to boot them out.
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Curious how the announcement came after the doubling of the exit payout....
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lemonhead wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 7:31 am
fishfoodie wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:41 pm Mad Nads has finally, finally, officially resigned ! :roll:
Did get me thinking, how long is an MP able to go AWOL on full salary before a recall petition or whatever happens to boot them out.
The whole Parliament in theory.
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Hal Jordan wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 7:34 am Curious how the announcement came after the doubling of the exit payout....
I think that exit payment is only for those who go at a general election.
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Good stuff from Labour here. A tax policy that benefits asset ownership over, you know, labour is here to stay.

Only difference between Sunak's Tories and Starmer's labour is what? Rwanda?
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So other than culture wars I’m struggling to see a cigarette paper between the two parties.
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sefton wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:22 am
Hal Jordan wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 7:34 am Curious how the announcement came after the doubling of the exit payout....
I think that exit payment is only for those who go at a general election.
It was, looks like that's changed too allowing those standing down to claim the payment

That might only be those standing down at and thus not contesting a GE
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sefton wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:24 am So other than culture wars I’m struggling to see a cigarette paper between the two parties.
I'd suggest glasses. The idea there aren't differences between Labour and the Tory party is risible, sure you might well want further differences but that's hardly the same as they're fungible
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