It's of no consequence, but classicists, and those interested in the standards of state primary education, on here may be slightly cheered to hear that I have just been to my year 4 daughter… (View Post)

Refers to the old non-celebrity show "Come Dancing"* and the ballroom dancing film "Strictly Ballroom". Mashed together in a way that sounds like it might be a play on words, but … (View Post)

I think this is a fair point. My view is that if NPR is to succeed, it needs to do much more than 4-6pth Leeds-Manchester-Liverpool. The principle of separating fast and slow trains is sound and will… (View Post)

It's reusing the HS2 bill for the bit from High Legh to Piccadilly as part of the proposed Manchester-Liverpool alignment. (View Post)

Interestingly, there is currently an Academy trust suggesting that they might address the issue of teacher recruitment by allowing their teachers to take some of that in income rather than pension. J… (View Post)