#u-turns

[spiceyramen8]

Every time Conrad would make a u-turn this latest episode, all I could think is "damn, see Steven, that's how it's done" 🤭

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21 September 2023

COMPLETE U-TURN BRINGS THE WARMTH BACK!! Here’s where it’ll even be +22!!

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[tabloidweather]

23 March 2022

Weather does a 180 SPRING STORM STRIKING SOON > Wild prediction: up to 30 m/s (108km/h; 67mph)

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2 September 2021

Summery temperatures are returning, and there might even be +20 days next week!

[generalanchorcat]

[eaglesnick]

When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you.   Edmund Fuller

Man of the people Sir Keir Starmer, Knight of the Realm, and Oxford graduate, rightly highlights in a keynote speech today the “class ceiling” holding back the children of ordinary working families. But what does he intend to do about it?

Will he abolish public schools? NO!

The prerogative of the rich  to buy the best schooling for their children will remain under Sir Keir. Apparently, he might want to “smash” the "class ceiling" but not at the expense of the rich and privileged.

“New research is cementing what many already believe to be true: that students who attend a private school tend to enjoy better university access and better career outcomes upon graduating.”  (Study International: 11/11/19)

Will he provide free school meals for all children? NO!

Despite the fact the governments own research says free school meal provision improves academic performance and future career success by a considerable margin, Sir Kier rejects this option as too costly. Apparently, working class children are not worth spending money on despite Sir Keir’s promise that he wants to “smash" the “class ceiling

“At age 25 years, 23.0% of free school meal (FSM) recipients who attended school in England had recorded earnings above the annualised full-time equivalent of the Living Wage in comparison with 43.5% of those that did not.”  (ons.gov.uk:: education, social mobility and outcomes for students receiving  free school meals in England: 25/01/22)

Will Sir Keir improve teachers pay to both retain existing teachers and to recruit more graduates into the profession. NO!

Not only will he not increase teacher pay, but he has said he does not even know if he can support in full next years pay award to teachers. Apparently, “smashing” the “class ceiling” doesn’t include the retaining and recruitment of teachers due to cost. What results will be bigger class sizes, a factor that harms children’s' academic attainment.

“Bigger classes harming pupils’ progress, say 9 in 10 UK teachers.”   (Guardian: 17/04/22)

Unsurprisingly, Sir Keir’s keynote speech today (06/07/23) on smashing the class ceiling descended into chaos as environmental protestors invaded the stage. Disillusioned with Starmer’s now disavowed pledge to spend  £28billion a year on his green prosperity plan they demanded:

“Stop making U-turns Keir”

Unfortunately, Sir Keir now has a reputation for reneging on past promises. He is a man driven by a lust for power. He will say and promise anything if he thinks it helps him towards that goal. So the chances of him “smashing” the “class ceiling” is virtually zero. He will do nothing to upset the rich and powerful, he will not commit to spending money on any of the social problems ordinary families face because it would mean increasing taxes, especially the taxes of the already wealthy.

[chrissterry]

Scrapping free covid tests for NHS staff is completely wrong | The BMJ

Scrapping free covid tests for NHS staff is completely wrong | The BMJ

Yes, I completely agree, but this Government is well known for making stupid decisions and even more so for U-turns, so lets hope for another U-turn without further delay. They came up trumps for the vaccine programme and for the staff furloughs, but not for PPE, caring for care home residents and others and scrapping of free COVID tests falls into the latter. The prevalence of COVID is…

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