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EUVAT and exhaustion

16th December 2014 by Jax Blunt 13 Comments

Since I got back from camp last week (this night a week ago I was detouring around Coventry I think) I've struggled to hit my writing balance. It's no secret to regular readers that I find it difficult to keep true to the things I want to do, while also doing a bit of commercial stuff that brings … [Read more...] about EUVAT and exhaustion

Filed Under: political stuff, ranting or raving Tagged With: EUVAT, VATMESS, VATMOSS

Contemplating the future of home education, and a call for posts celebrating educational freedoms.

21st November 2014 by Jax Blunt 15 Comments

Generally speaking, I'd rather be blogging about hot chocolate, or bubble blowing picnics ;) but this was brought to my attention recently. From here A representative from the DfE joined the committee to discuss elective home education (EHE). Although the department does not have any immediate … [Read more...] about Contemplating the future of home education, and a call for posts celebrating educational freedoms.

Filed Under: home education review, It's where it is, political stuff, Stealing your freedom Tagged With: ADCS, bubble, carnival, education freedoms, home education review, The Badman report

News: Dept of Education official fails to understand concept of average

21st October 2014 by Jax Blunt 8 Comments

This isn't really news, because it's not new. It seems to be fairly endemic throughout all levels of government. For example, this wonderful exchange between the Chairman of the Select Committee and the then Education Secretary, Michael Gove. Q98 Chair: One is: if "good" requires pupil … [Read more...] about News: Dept of Education official fails to understand concept of average

Filed Under: political stuff, ranting or raving Tagged With: averages, education policy, ofsted, two year olds in schools

Why Clacton gives me hope.

10th October 2014 by Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

Yesterday there was a by election in Clacton, and UKIP won its first MP, Douglas Carswell who had previously held the seat for the Conservatives, and who triggered the by election by standing down when he defected to UKIP. No, it's not the fact that UKIP has an MP that gives me hope. That makes … [Read more...] about Why Clacton gives me hope.

Filed Under: political stuff Tagged With: basic income, Clacton by election, Douglas Carswell, the green party, UKIP

Drip, drip, drip….

13th July 2014 by Jax Blunt 2 Comments

That's the sound of your civil liberties eroding. Back in April the ECJ (european court of justice?) ruled that a part of our current legislation, the Data Retention Directive, was breaching human rights with regards to privacy. Our government's response is to attempt to rush through emergency … [Read more...] about Drip, drip, drip….

Filed Under: political stuff, ranting or raving, Stealing your freedom Tagged With: civil liberties, DRIP, RIPA

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