Sixth form colleges are indeed the jewel in the crown of our state education system. However, in 2010 there were 96 of them. There are now 47. The other 49 have either become part of academies (to av… (View Post)

My detailed research indicates that Mr Starmer is 5'8" and Mrs Starmer 5'6". I suspect Mrs Starmer removed her heels for the Xmas card. (View Post)

Yes, I agree that's a bit naff. Though what used to annoy people was when your bloke claimed everything was "world-beating" when it clearly wasn't. Anyway, my point was simply tha… (View Post)

The constant repetition by many on here that "Labour has no policies" doesn't make it true, although what is true that those policies are not (yet) well-known. However, if anybody is s… (View Post)

Actually, David Lammy is doing a pretty good job as Shadow FS. You can tell that's the case because he's given neither the Tories nor the press the opportunity to rip him apart. (View Post)