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Transcript of interview with MP Robert Halfon, chair of education select committee on BBC radio 4 today show 16th November

29th November 2020 by Jax Blunt 2 Comments

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Today program available for next couple of weeks here First part here Interviewer: All right then, Cllr Watts, thank you. Let's talk to Robert Halfon MP, chair of the education select committee, morning to you. RH: Good morning, hello there. I: You've started an inquiry haven't you, … [Read more...] about Transcript of interview with MP Robert Halfon, chair of education select committee on BBC radio 4 today show 16th November

Filed Under: home education review, political stuff, Uncategorised Tagged With: education select committee, home education, home education review, robert halfon

Existing children and the third child tax credit cut off.

12th July 2015 by Jax Blunt 6 Comments

I keep reading articles about how tax credits won't apply to third or subsequent children born after a particular date (April 2017). It follows this part of George Osborne's emergency budget speech. Families who have a third or subsequent child after April 2017 will not receive additional Tax … [Read more...] about Existing children and the third child tax credit cut off.

Filed Under: political stuff, ranting or raving Tagged With: basic income, budget 2015, tax credit, third child, welfare reform

Supporting the #LBBill

31st May 2015 by Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

I've just sent the following letter to my MP. If you feel you can support the campaign, please consider doing similarly. The information you need is here and you can use the WriteToThem website. *** I don't know whether you've ever heard of Connor Sparrowhawk, also known as Laughing Boy. He … [Read more...] about Supporting the #LBBill

Filed Under: political stuff, the public face Tagged With: autism, epilepsy, justiceforLB, LBBill, private members bill

Welfare reform: the moral and practical case for basic income.

6th May 2015 by Jax Blunt 4 Comments

In the run up to this general election, there's been a lot of time spent debating welfare, welfare reform, spending and so on. The received wisdom is that benefits need to be cut/ capped/ people must work, either for their benefits (workfare) or in paid apprenticeships. So we have sanctions, … [Read more...] about Welfare reform: the moral and practical case for basic income.

Filed Under: political stuff Tagged With: basic income, Greens, sanctions, science of scarcity, welfare reform

#TellNicky Children's education shouldn't be a battlefield

1st February 2015 by Jax Blunt 10 Comments

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This weekend, Education secretary, Nicky Morgan announced a 'war on illiteracy and innumeracy' According to the BBC, this means that All children in England will be expected to know up to their 12 times table when they leave primary school, the government has announced. Education Secretary … [Read more...] about #TellNicky Children's education shouldn't be a battlefield

Filed Under: political stuff Tagged With: academies, home education, local schools network, nicky morgan, standards, war on illiteracy and innumeracy

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