Next year they'll say it's not fair to have lower grades than this year - especially as those children will also have had their work interrupted by virus. So you're then in a position … (View Post)

The good thing about these measures is they are things that are very easy for the public to understand. It's always best politically to do things the public / media will understand - people will… (View Post)

Next season's PL odds are interesting: Man City 2.16 Liverpool 2.66 Man Utd 16 Chelsea 17 (Spurs and Arsenal not yet listed) So despite Liverpool losing just two games in two seasons and Man Cit… (View Post)

Key lesson Govt needs to learn - some spending is noticed by the public miles more than others, eg - Announce £1bn education catch-up - nobody takes any notice - Don't announce £120m free school… (View Post)

Total UK: Positive tests 1,425 Deaths 181 Positive tests number so so I would say - lower than same day last week (1,557) but above yesterday's 7 day rolling average (1,326). https://www.gov.uk/… (View Post)