Coronavirus

[Dave2002]

They should get ONE go (IMV) and if they start on the nonsense
have the interviewer say words to the effect of "so you aren't going to answer the questions, bye bye" and cut them off.

I caught the education secretary saying that "school is compulsory" on R4 today
He is WRONG.... education is , school isn't

Section 7 of the Education Act 1996 applies to England and Wales:

Compulsory education

7: Duty of parents to secure education of children of compulsory school age

The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive efficient full-time education suitable—

a: to his age, ability and aptitude, and

b: to any special educational needs he may have,

either by regular attendance at school or otherwise.

Hence the name of a well-known organisation

I am surprised that UK Acts are still not fully gender neutral - though maybe there's a note somewhere in the rule books about how pronouns are used in such.

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/features/how-to-use-gender-neutral-language/5070617.article

I'm still puzzling over the conundrum re the "well-known organisation".

[MrGongGong]

I'm still puzzling over the conundrum re the "well-known organisation".

https://www.educationotherwise.org

[LMcD]

They should get ONE go (IMV) and if they start on the nonsense
have the interviewer say words to the effect of "so you aren't going to answer the questions, bye bye" and cut them off.

I caught the education secretary saying that "school is compulsory" on R4 today
He is WRONG.... education is , school isn't



Hence the name of a well-known organisation

Let's not forget that this is the man (well, overgrown schoolboy) who thought he could put Russia in its place. Heaven knows how many low-calibre politicians came to occupy offices of state - lack of a pool of genuine talent is presumably one reason. Another might be that some MPs (Alan Johnson, Andy Burnham, for example) concluded that they could achieve more outside Parliament.

[subcontrabass]

I am surprised that UK Acts are still not fully gender neutral - though maybe there's a note somewhere in the rule books about how pronouns are used in such.

Interpretation Act 1978 Section 6:

" Gender and number.

In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears,—

(a)words importing the masculine gender include the feminine;

(b)words importing the feminine gender include the masculine;

(c)words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular."

[johnb]

Let's not forget that this is the man (well, overgrown schoolboy) who thought he could put Russia in its place. Heaven knows how many low-calibre politicians came to occupy offices of state - lack of a pool of genuine talent is presumably one reason. Another might be that some MPs (Alan Johnson, Andy Burnham, for example) concluded that they could achieve more outside Parliament.

Lack of genuine talent is one possibility but don't forget that many of the most experienced and some of the most able Tory politicians were forced out of parliament by Johnson and the Brexit ideologues who are now in charge.

Additionally BJ specifically chose people for the cabinet who swore fealty to him and the Brexit cause. Talent and ability didn't come into it. In fact those would have been a hindrance.

[DracoM]

Lack of genuine talent is one possibility but don't forget that many of the most experienced and some of the most able Tory politicians were forced out of parliament by Johnson and the Brexit ideologues who are now in charge.

Additionally BJ specifically chose people for the cabinet who swore fealty to him and the Brexit cause, and who. Talent and ability didn't come into it. In fact that those would have been a hindrance.

Smack on target.

[Serial_Apologist]

Lack of genuine talent is one possibility but don't forget that many of the most experienced and some of the most able Tory politicians were forced out of parliament by Johnson and the Brexit ideologues who are now in charge.

Additionally BJ specifically chose people for the cabinet who swore fealty to him and the Brexit cause. Talent and ability didn't come into it. In fact that those would have been a hindrance.

... which Cummings's oddballs and misfits wouldn't have been.

[LMcD]

Lack of genuine talent is one possibility but don't forget that many of the most experienced and some of the most able Tory politicians were forced out of parliament by Johnson and the Brexit ideologues who are now in charge.

Additionally BJ specifically chose people for the cabinet who swore fealty to him and the Brexit cause. Talent and ability didn't come into it. In fact those would have been a hindrance.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Given the lack of basic knowledge inherent in our self appointed leaders it is difficult to know for sure whether this is ignorance on Williamson's part, or straightforward bullying/frightening parents into compliance, which is a standard tactic in this context.

Williamson is competing with Gove in an attempt to become the worst ever education secretary. He isn't a natural bully, but perhaps having been Cameron's Chief Whip for a while, he's learnt at thing or two.

[zola]

Hooray, Britain leads the world !! Top of all the tables.

[johnb]

Hooray, Britain leads the world !! Top of all the tables.

The new Global Britain.

Oh, by the way, not only did we pursue the wrong type of Covid-19 app but it seems we are now investing in a company that has the wrong sort of satellites.

The spirit of Chris Grayling lives on even though he is no longer part of the cabinet.

[johnb]

The government press briefings used to show a bar chart of the daily reported deaths in the UK with a line representing the rolling 7 day average.

I've been doing the same type of chart and for the last 7 days the rolling average has been more or less flat:

23/06/2020	122
24/06/2020	118
25/06/2020	119
26/06/2020	121
27/06/2020	117
28/06/2020	116
29/06/2020	117

[Dave2002]

Interpretation Act 1978 Section 6:

" Gender and number.

In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears,—

(a)words importing the masculine gender include the feminine;

(b)words importing the feminine gender include the masculine;

(c)words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular."

Thanks for locating the "rule". Presumably there are specific words to clarify if gender specific rules are to apply, or indeed if non-binary gender situations are to be encoded.

[LMcD]

Hooray, Britain leads the world !! Top of all the tables.

'Make Britain Great Again'
or, if you prefer:
'Rejoice at that news'

[oddoneout]

https://www.educationotherwise.org

Wonder how many parents might be considering this now?