Its a Thursday so that would work. (View Post)

Agree with every word of this. I would go further as well in slightly different direction. Hydrocarbons are a highly valuable finite resource (unless you subscribe to some fairly fringe Russian ideas… (View Post)

I think your points are well made. What I might say more reasonably is that 'comparative' academic standards have been falling for decades. We are falling behind other countries. Additional… (View Post)

I disagree with some of what ydoethur writes but I agree it is absolutely right to publish this piece. I thought that was what we were here for to a large extent - to make make assertions and then ha… (View Post)

Agree with you about phonics and just like any other politician Gove will have his failings. But again I come back to the claim that Gove was "obsessed with falling academic standards" and … (View Post)