Best of luck with that and the recovery. (View Post)

My theory is that right wingers get far more angry at the guilty/undeserving getting away with it. While left-wingers get more angry at punishment of the innocents. Not sure if that's fair but f… (View Post)

Forthcoming precis of a 50k word blog post: Grading to a curve is prehistoric claptrap. What links the success of the Parthian Empire, the creators of Instagram and Isombard Kingdom Brunel? None of t… (View Post)

Many thanks to those who shared their retaking A-levels stories. Certainly confirmed my bias that retaking may be a better option than just settling for a second/third/fourth university/course choice… (View Post)

Also have fond memories of my A-level results day. A teacher told my friends on the morning I had missed my offer and so asked them to be extra supportive to me on the day. Which they were. As it hap… (View Post)