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[Squaredy]

9 hours ago, waterbuoy said:

Whilst I agree, the reality is that things have moved on since we (well, me for certain) were at school.  I currently sit on the Parent Council for our local High School, and on Monday we discussed a recent event with the head teacher:

 

One 12yr old pupil was attacked by an older pupil, knocked to the ground and repeatedly kicked in the head.  All of this was videod by the attackers friends and posted on Insta.

 

School's response - notify police and parents, and then step back as quickly as they could from the situation.  The school say that they prefer to 'empower' families to make formal complaints to the police themselves as that is not their responsibility. (My view is that the safety and wellbeing of the child is the responsibility of the school whilst they are on the premises, but apparently that is not the case any more!).

 

Two days later the attacker is back at school getting counselling and receiving additional lessons whilst the poor child who was kicked in was/is still in hospital.  The family are too scared of the potential consequences to make a formal complaint and/or press charges.

 

I suspect that if it was a teacher who had been attacked then the school and local authority would have been all over it like a bad rash.

So, just to be clear, this happened on school premises?

[Johnsond]

On 26/03/2024 at 20:58, Whoppa Choppa said:

You wanna get into timber. 90+ hours a week at times and rarely if ever over £20k per annum take home.

To be honest the milling I do when I’m home is far harder with longer days and some serious graft involved , more so than i ever do in my day job. I know I’m getting a  decent wage and appreciate it. 

[Johnsond]

On 27/03/2024 at 16:03, Mark J said:

What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain? | The New Yorker

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Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. But the U.K. can’t move on from the Tories without facing up to the damage that has occurred.

 

People might want to face up the carnage the last Labour administration left the Middle East in before deluding themselves that things “ can only get better”. 
Definitely an election where independents will stand a chance or Reform  possibly . Quite frankly the options are crap either way you look with the two main parties. 

Pressure builds on Angela Rayner over council house claims

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A council has confirmed it will review allegations that Angela Rayner committed electoral...

🤷‍♂️😂they are all with the odd exception the same. 

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[Botty Cough]

21 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

People might want to face up the carnage the last Labour administration left the Middle East in before deluding themselves that things “ can only get better”. 
Definitely an election where independents will stand a chance or Reform  possibly . Quite frankly the options are crap either way you look with the two main parties. 

Wait until we "buy " back the water companies because they have gone bust and the green party are in office....😂

[Steven P]

2 hours ago, Johnsond said:

People might want to face up the carnage the last Labour administration left the Middle East in before deluding themselves that things “ can only get better”. 
Definitely an election where independents will stand a chance or Reform  possibly . Quite frankly the options are crap either way you look with the two main parties. 

Pressure builds on Angela Rayner over council house claims

APPLE.NEWS

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A council has confirmed it will review allegations that Angela Rayner committed electoral...

🤷‍♂️😂they are all with the odd exception the same. 

 

Your only option is the SNP then

[Johnsond]

2 minutes ago, Steven P said:

 

Your only option is the SNP then

That’s you assuming again I see either that or you lead a blinkered existence 

[Botty Cough]

1 minute ago, Johnsond said:

That’s you assuming again I see either that or you lead a blinkered existence 

So your with the Alba Party?

[Johnsond]

46 minutes ago, Botty Cough said:

So your with the Alba Party?

Another one assuming, guys you are obviously bored. Go and crack one out or something and have an early night. 

[Botty Cough]

Just now, Johnsond said:

Another one assuming, guys you are obviously bored. Go and crack one out or something and have an early night. 

That's a question not an assumption..

 

 

[Steven P]

1 hour ago, Johnsond said:

Another one assuming, guys you are obviously bored. Go and crack one out or something and have an early night. 

 

No, bored is posting a political commentry in a forum in the hope of some human interaction, not a 7 word quip to that posting