Really? I’ve been: a civil servant (local and central government); a journalist; a teacher; an engineer; a sole trader None have required me to recall five years of knowledge under timed conditions w… (View Post)

O/T (apologies) anecdote alert: TL;DR - even if we dealt with all the myriad problems with the underfunding of our education system, it would still entrench disadvantage - here's how. I am lucky… (View Post)

Also, I’m sorry to report to OGH and others that I have had a bet on NOM for a while and my political betting is utterly awful. So a majority is probably nailed on. (View Post)

Yeah perhaps ‘define’ is the wrong word there. I don’t mean we should try to tie it down - in fact the opposite - in my view the concept of Britishness needs to be able to accommodate those who found… (View Post)

FPT: I didn’t see the original exchange but agree wholeheartedly with your point of view @foxy. I find the ‘gate keeping’ of patriotism by some both a visceral turn off and an expression of insecurit… (View Post)