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Referendum Results 2: Leavers are Thick
I’ve written a series of blogs on how Remainers are reacting to the Referendum and why we think Leavers voted Leave. You can read them in any order you like but, I’d suggest, you start with the introduction: It’s the … Continue reading
Eduwhinge 5: George Galloway calls for a Bradford Challenge
Education in Bradford and across vast swathes of the North is terrible. You name the league table, Bradford’s near the bottom and is invariably surrounded by local education authorities (LEAs) also ‘oop North’. Everyone has their excuses for it: poverty, … Continue reading
Posted in Bradford, Bradford West, Education, Eduwhinge, George Galloway
Tagged Blackpool, Bradford, Education, George Galloway, Labour, Lancashire, London Challenge, Manchester, Middlesbrough, North East, Respect, Yorkshire
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Eduwhinge 2: We know the problem; we know the answer; where’s our solution?
There’s a problem with education in Bradford and across the North. It’s a fact. The problems can be sorted, quite easily. Another fact. When London’s schools were failing, the national government acted and sorted the problem. Another fact. So why … Continue reading
Posted in Bradford, Education, Eduwhinge
Tagged Bradford, Education, London Challenge, North South Divide
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Will it take a Cannon to fire Galloway?
If first impressions are anything to go by, I shouldn’t be writing this post about Sophia Cannon, the woman who wants to take Bradford West off Gorgeous George. I first found out about her in a Grauniad piece, “Is Labour … Continue reading
Posted in Bradford, Bradford West, Politics
Tagged 2015 Election, Bradford, Education, George Galloway, London Challenge, Politics, Sophia Cannon
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Why I’m on Strike
I’m not at school today. School’s closed. If you’re in the North West, where I teach, you’ve probably seen it on the news or you’ve been directly affected it. You may have had to find childcare or been forced to … Continue reading