bridge too far

Here comes AL

Does this include the taxman? (Rhetorical question)

As I posted @ 1674

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27674609

I wonder how their 'share' issue will compare with the Chairboys? http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/11251089.Share_scheme_progress_to_be_announced_at_meeting/

Didn't we have a women's team in the Lowe era? I watched the women's' FA cup final this afternoon and wondered if it'd be a good idea to reinstate ourwomen's team. What do you all think? Good publicity, increase female interest in the game etc. etc.

Not quite as smelly or messy but equally perverse! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7095134.stm

Has died http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27614216

It sets a dangerous precedent. Secretaries of State shouldn't interfere in 'technical' aspects of their departments. Earlier I said we'd be horrified if the SoS for Health started telling doctors how to remove a brain tumour or the SoS responsible for agriculture suggested a toxic fertiliser be used in future because it might increase yield. His actions are akin to those.

No - that's about interpretation, not comprehension.

I think the debate is about Michael Gove's complete disregard for the knowledge, experience and opinion of the teaching profession. This is not the first time he's issued a dictat and, as you will see from comments in this thread made by those in the education world, he is regarded with dismay and, sometimes, outright despair. But I think we can all see that his dislike for 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'Of Mice and Men' is ideologically driven. That's dangerous. Imagine if we had a neo-fascist or communist government in power - what would our children then be required to read? ,

Are you sure? I'm not so sure.

In addition to the two links I posted further up this page, here is another one. If you don't read and then understand this, then I give up and, in a cuddly manner, suggest that maybe English comprehension wasn't so hot in your day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-27563466

Veering slightly off course methinks. Jamie was asking about the history of occupancy of the Falklands because he can't be arsed to research for himself. He then suggested, for some obscure reason, that we should fight the Spanish and French!

I think this is the second or third time you've asked the question SMash and you've been answered. Also social and other media are full of it. Don't you read anything outside this forum (or not EVEN this forum since you repeat your question.) The curriculum for English Literature GCSE is the answer.

Took the words out of my mouth!

Oh FFS! If you're going to engage in debate, don't use unintelligible, specious 'arguments' (although that does the word a disservice)

Don't confuse English as in grammar with English as in literature. It's a repeat of his 'we should only teach British history' mantra - like there is no other history or literature in the world. I'm surprised he hasn't banned the teaching of foreign languages too!

Spanish, French

Well, I decided to Wiki the Falklands and I'm amazed at the numbers of nationalities that discovered / inhabited the islands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands

Who are / were 'the locals'? Where did they come from originally? I know lots of British people live there NOW but either the place was empty before we British came along or there was an indigenous population there already.

But Gove making massive changes to teaching practice, curricula, the very structure of the education system without taking into account the opinions of the practitioners is akin to the Health Secretary changing how operations are carried out and drugs dispensed in the face of opposition of doctors and surgeons! He really is quite bizarre and actually quite dangerous IMO

Has died aged 86 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was one of the most influential book I read when I was younger. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27606776

http://www.theguardian.com/education/quiz/2014/may/28/national-spelling-bee-quiz It gives you the result but I can't see that it tells you what you did wrong. This is annoying because I scored 10/12 and I want to know why

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/27/european-elections-spoof_n_5398305.html?utm_hp_ref=tw