Brew

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  1. Liz Kendall is almost as clever at avoiding answering a question as Michael Howard. I knew a little about her but she has crashed dived in my opinion she came across to me as thoroughly untrustworthy. She came not to extoll the virtues of Labour policy but to simply throw rocks at the government. She had an agenda and was damned if answering questions was going to get in her way. Jenrick said little that was not blowing his own trumpet, he's manoeuvring for reasons yet to become clear. Gove was Gove though he appeared to be on slightly more solid ground, not his his usual evasive s
  2. I really do think too much is being made of this, a fail is a fail and the margin of failure is largely irrelevant. The tragedy associated with this report, even it's though out of date and has long been corrected is giving the word way more import that it deserves. As people look for a reason, a way to explain what happed they will seize on anything to assuage their grief or attribute blame. The are many instances and examples we can quote but it would descend into a yeahbutworrabout contest.
  3. Didn't phrase that well. did they present a cogent argument of their own or simply agree with you?
  4. But seems have failed in their estimation to present a viable case???
  5. Like i said, tarring the whole school with the same brush, but I think you're over thinking it and attaching too much to it..
  6. I take you mean the word is so onerous and overarching the effect is judgemental and a damnation. It's one dimensional without any sort of nuance or room for interpretation, definitive. There is no wiggle room whereby it can be explained away and there is a finality about it. It tars all with the same brush Correct me if I've misunderstood. This aspect Spielman covers from Q128 on. Basically she says no matter what word you use it will quickly acquire the same disagreeable and distasteful connotations as inadequate, with much the same effect. In my view should the
  7. I did not say reports were not taken seriously. The report, like any exam result judged by an outside source is dispassionate, not emotive. Be as gentle as you like but where criticism is due then criticise you must. Concentrating on one word is misleading and takes us away from the reports purpose. Synonyms for inadequate include incompetent, poor and deficient among others. Which would think is a better word to use without downgrading the seriousness implied by the word. There are as i pointed out two degrees of failure. The school was judged 'good' in most areas.
  8. There are at least two ways to appeal Ofsted decisions and I can't see where an Ofsted bad report puts pressure on anyone except to follow the recommendations, it is what it is. To speculate further is to try and analyse the type of personality of those involved, their personal circumstances or mental state. I will not comment on things of that nature when I'm not qualified to do so. From what I have read every other element of the inspection was positive. What would we think if the result of ignoring the situation or downrating the assessment as per Br
  9. !2 days ICU? Close call then OZ, glad you made it...
  10. Of that there is no argument, however in the two terrible cases you quote neither schools nor Ofsted had any involvement. I don't doubt you have experience and in depth knowledge of the way the system works, but can't imagine how you can be so certain in this particular instance unless directly involved. The focus in your post is safeguarding, the school failed on four elements in that area. how did they not do their job? Victoria before her death, the police, the social services department of four local authorities, the National Health Service, the National Society
  11. It seems Ofsted can do nothing right. It would follow therefore they are best qualified to judge. Isn't that what Ofsted does? and define 'robust' and 'firm leadership'. Schools heads regular carry out appraisals internally, who would you suggest does the impartial external? Is it aggressive or robust, firm leadership? " Whatever the omission it was poorly handled by the inspection team." How do we know this? Unless we are privy the the internal proceedings of Ofsted we only have conjecture and supposition, To
  12. Welcome RPC. topics here never die, they may go dormant once in a while, but as soon as someone makes a post it usually triggers more memories from other members, so go for it, reminisce away...
  13. Only ever eaten venison once at the Kirkstone Pass Inn... I was ill for three days
  14. Which is the main reason we're still a long way from our goal. We would all agree to to most the drastic of changes provided it did not impinge on our comfort level. In many ways we're all nimbys to some degree.
  15. Sadly Ben we live in a world that is becoming more and more polarised, left and right, have and have nots, the pull up the ladder I'm all right jacks. The UN's effectiveness as a peacekeeper is in reality quite limited though it's quite good at passing resolutions. I make use of Aljazeera reports, the BBC, the press etc, even the Morning Star to try and gather a balanced view. Aljazeera 24 hr coverage of Gaza - how many on Ukraine? - There are no unbiased outlets, the truth usually lies somewhere between the lines We look and must judge for ourselves that wh
  16. With less water, less electricity and cheaper detergent plus dishwasher tablets contain bleach and enzymes; are dishwashers environmentally friendly or is it better to wash by hand? .................. and yes we have one...
  17. We could go back to Bens heyday with butter cut from a barrel, bacon sold by slices sugar weighed while you wait, all served on a sheet of greaseproof paper, and is there anything else madam? It would bring down plastic use at a stroke, improve our balance of payments and help unemployment figures - but are we prepared to pay for it?
  18. Mine was due in October. Churchill was my insurer £970 never had an at fault claim and 4k miles. RAC surprisingly £650 and I accepted Saga at £575...
  19. There has never in history been a war where innocents did not bear the brunt. In WW2 the number of non-combatants was almost twice the number of military losses. Did the the bombs not kill innocents in London, Coventry, Dresden, Hamburg, Hiroshima the list goes sickeningly on and on, always has, always will. I mostly hear pity the poor children of Gaza, why just in Gaza? were there no Jewish innocents killed? why no pity for the children of Ukraine? Why no pity for hostages on both sides snatched to be used like pawns in some sort of sick game? Why no peace marches for the Balkan
  20. When it's settled down I'd be really interested to read of your real life experience rather than the sometimes pie in the sky adverts...
  21. Fair point but it seems the more pressing area of interest is the current situation of illegals. Well i did say can, not will and the subject of care homes and should they be left to the private sector, plus who pays is a can of worms...
  22. Were! not any more... Raising the minimum does, in theory, reduce the flow of immigration but can also introduce a benefit. It removes the ability of those unscrupulous employers who hold down workers wages by using foreign labour as a way to keep wages down.
  23. Well illegal immigration and control of the boats was the topic to start with. You seem to be determined to widen the subject to include unrelated polices that give you more scope to criticise the HMG. By increasing the scope of the discussion we lose focus on the problem until we are bogged down in a paralysis of analysis.
  24. Not sure how you make that out. everyone has the right to the legal minimum and we've just seen it announced skilled migrant workers offered over £38,000