clint van damme
Well-Known Member
there have been many studies linking improved education to reduction in crime as well.
Investment in teacher training
Schools adequately funded to deliver the courses/qualification that employers want
Young people have skills to access areas and vocations where there is a shortage in the workforce
The reliance on looking abroad for people to fill those shortages - more roles taken on by people from the UK
Investment in teacher training
Schools adequately funded to deliver the courses/qualification that employers want
Young people have skills to access areas and vocations where there is a shortage in the workforce
The reliance on looking abroad for people to fill those shortages - more roles taken on by people from the UK
I have to respectfully disagree here - that cohort of students is no longer the group that is most in need. The FSM calculation is based on household income and/or access to benefits. It doesn't take into consideration what are now monumental factors such as private rent, council tax, and quite often pre-payment commodities. These outgoings are more often than larger than any income received. This is where the system lets so many people down.
Factor in that generally the system is far too slow to react when children are hit by these factors and you have kids only eating 1 meal a day. A horrific statistic in any 21st Century developed country.
What do you think of countries who encourage private education by offering parents tax breaks?
There is already a mechanism to assist those in work who perhaps fall outside of thresholds of things like FSM is the point. And I go back to the point I have made a number of times - this is not the removal of a long-standing entitlement - it didn't exist a few years ago and there is a case for saying that this money might be better spent within the system.
I have one integrated Masters and will soon have a PGCE. Was working on a PhD but decided to enter education instead.
By all means though my fellow brain washed liberals and I will all be very happy to leave you to it. My degree was in physical science, didn't have much time for Che Guevara shirts or campaigning against micro-aggressions. Even if I wanted that, I went to a university where the Tory society outnumbered the Labour one by at least 10 to 1. I do wonder though about the link between lack of education and voting against policies you like-who has done the brain washing job there? Do let me know if you ever want to meet in Earlsdon to discuss it.
Yup. I find it very sad that raising taxes has become an unspeakable act.
Raising taxes for a purpose that benefits us all certainly isn't.
Well, good for you on that. I mean it.
At my uni there wasn't really political societies so present, it was more the lecturers themselves. The faculty was run by about 3 or 4 women, 2 of which were hardcore uber-feminists. You know, the political lesbians... They spent lecture upon lecture bashing men, even when it wasn't relevant to anything whatsoever. They organised slut walks, signed up loads of students to join in and it was a really quite hostile environment to be in at times.
I'm not the kind of person that can stay quiet when a lecturer tells the whole room that every male in the room deep down 'wants to rape'. Then of course when I did respond and provoke debate I got hounded and shouted down. The very tactic the left seems to have dirtied itself with.
In actual fact, the best lecturer I had was a Muslim chap from Birmingham who was a fantastic teacher and had even written books on honour killings and such. He knew I was from Coventry and we had constant banter about it and what a shit whole it is.
In Question Time last night, there was heavy criticism of the Tory manifesto by the audience and praise of the Labour MP on the panel. Then the dialogue switched to Corbyn and 'he's a nice man but not a leader'. So the audience seemed inclined to vote for Mrs May because she will definitely implement policies they don't like. It shows you how much power you have if you control the media narrative.
Bitching about the media doesn't really wash. The written press is what it is, the bias there is well established but the influence is declining anyway. I have to say though, some of the BBC coverage has been questionable - not that anyone really questions it. Their left-leaning inclinations are pretty much accepted for what they are.
n Question Time last night, there was heavy criticism of the Tory manifesto by the audience and praise of the Labour MP on the panel. Then the dialogue switched to Corbyn and 'he's a nice man but not a leader'. So the audience seemed inclined to vote for Mrs May because she will definitely implement policies they don't like. It shows you how much power you have if you control the media narrative.
I did science, there wasn't much scope for digressions into the inner desires of men, unless we were learning how to make Viagra. My other half studied arts, and left with similar political views to the ones she entered with.
If my views are a bit more to 'the left', it is more to do with where I was based rather than what lecturers had to say. Though I will say, I was taught to think critically and claims I made in lab reports and PhD work would have to be substantiated within an inch of their life.
This is why the vacuous claims about 'taking back control', 'strong and stable leadership' and 'a society for everyone' are ones I don't accept. I'm not a Labour partisan, but I see that if I want a progressive agenda implemented then I don't have much realistic choice of who to vote for.
In Question Time last night, there was heavy criticism of the Tory manifesto by the audience and praise of the Labour MP on the panel. Then the dialogue switched to Corbyn and 'he's a nice man but not a leader'. So the audience seemed inclined to vote for Mrs May because she will definitely implement policies they don't like. It shows you how much power you have if you control the media narrative.
Are you suggesting the BBC is biased towards the left?
Are you suggesting the BBC is biased towards the left?
I listened to QT on the radio last night and got the impression the left wing supporters were extremely enthusiastic and vocal and supporters of other views very much quieter if you did not know better you'd think the country was full on behind Jeremy. I thought the audience was supposed to be balanced, however that balance relies on a truthful response when applying to attend.
It is.
There's no suggestion about it.
It is.
There's no suggestion about it.
it's not.
There's no suggestion about it.
With respect you're talking rubbish.
Well, both your responses were quite expected.
The BBC has become left wing, not by much, but it is. Certainly in current affairs.
It is still the most balanced media source out there, but it isn't in the middle anymore.
Its anti-brexit drive was a slip of the mask.
I listened to QT on the radio last night and got the impression the left wing supporters were extremely enthusiastic and vocal and supporters of other views very much quieter if you did not know better you'd think the country was full on behind Jeremy. I thought the audience was supposed to be balanced, however that balance relies on a truthful response when applying to attend.
Laura Kuenssberg, left wing crusader.
She's become a parody of herself. How someone so biased is allowed on a station that is supposed to be impartial is beyond me. Should just go and work at the Mail.Laura Kuenssberg, left wing crusader.
Well, both your responses were quite expected.
The BBC has become left wing, not by much, but it is. Certainly in current affairs.
It is still the most balanced media source out there, but it isn't in the middle anymore.
Its anti-brexit drive was a slip of the mask.
They were behind the policies but against the man, which is what national polling consistently shows.
Equally as ridiculous because a lot of people couldn't tell you why they don't like him.
Our country's future has descended into a X Factor vote.
Equally as ridiculous because a lot of people couldn't tell you why they don't like him.
Our country's future has descended into a X Factor vote.
Can we all just agreen that Sturgeon is an awful woman and Leanne Wood has massive ears?
As I said before, I have never been so disillusioned with politics in my life.
This isn't a presidential election, but Mrs Beige can do no wrong in the eyes of the press. She could pledge to set everyone's house on fire and she would be praised for taking a tough stance on housing.
With respect you're talking rubbish.
Are you suggesting the BBC is biased towards the left?
This notion that the press ultimately can influence minds that you clearly believe are inferior to yours is nonsense.
The thatcher biographer summed the whole thing up. In the end people vote for leaders and so yes they look at the individual above policy all the time as policies generally are not extremely radical.
The one thing that audience couldn't deny is that Corbyn is not up to the job. Press do not influence that. People see it and they judge him on his performance.
His front bench is a disaster area. Again this isn't a media conspiracy. Thornberry sneered at the working classes, Abbott is a fool and the press have been pretty light about laying into McDonnell and his past - he has more skeletons than the average cemetery.
Even in the early 90's when labour has a very big push from the media the public looked at Kinnock and just thought he was not suitable.
It's laughable that anyone could ever believe Corbyn is a capable leader. He can't control his party, he is indecisive over many issues, he appoints unsuitable shadow ministers. To lazily say this is a media conspiracy is just nonsense.
Corbyn isn't up to the job and the public know it.
With respect that's bollocks. BBC is majorly left wing to me. The fact you completely disagree with me and I completely disagree with you shows how the times are.
This notion that the press ultimately can influence minds that you clearly believe are inferior to yours is nonsense. The thatcher biographer summed the whole thing up. In the end people vote for leaders and so yes they look at the individual above policy all the time as policies generally are not extremely radical.
The one thing that audience couldn't deny is that Corbyn is not up to the job. Press do not influence that. People see it and they judge him on his performance. His front bench is a disaster area. Again this isn't a media conspiracy. Thornberry sneered at the working classes, Abbott is a fool and the press have been pretty light about laying into McDonnell and his past - he has more skeletons than the average cemetery.
Even in the early 90's when labour has a very big push from the media the public looked at Kinnock and just thought he was not suitable. It's laughable that anyone could ever believe Corbyn is a capable leader. He can't control his party, he is indecisive over many issues, he appoints unsuitable shadow ministers. To lazily say this is a media conspiracy is just nonsense. Corbyn isn't up to the job and the public know it.
It was business-friendly initiatives like a deregulated finance sector which was responsible for the worst global recession in living memory. Quite what the Labour party were supposed to do about it I don't know.True, they do vote for the best perceived leader but in this election just like the previous two they will also remember the total shambles that the country was left in after 14 years of Labour incompetence. To many the last seven years of Conservative rule have been a breath of fresh air by comparison. They've steadied the ship and grown the economy through business-friendly initiatives. As a business owner I dread the prospect of a return to the dark days of Labour rule where enterprise is stifled and success is penalised to support a bloated welfare state.
And you're right, never in the history of British politics has there been such an abysmal collection of opposition front-benchers. They're an embarrassment and they're unelectable.
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