Category: General

The Eve of St John

She shivered,  not from the cold, pulling her cloak closer round her. It lacked but two days to the Eve of St John and the light had not completely left the sky even though it must be near to midnight. Sitting there beside the fire,  high on the Watchfold, she wondered at the enormity and absurdity of her plan.

When the chance had come, she knew that she must take it or regret forever what  could have been. The Baron riding out that morning had surprised her. The too many years of their unhappy union had taught her  he was not the man to risk himself for anybody or anything without a  personal benefit. His announcement that he was going to join Arran to defend the realm against the marauding English heretics was  out of character.

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Whacko of the Week (2) v.1.1

I know it’s unsporting to shoot a sitting bird, but this has to qualify for a Whacko award. Step into the limelight the Nut from the NUT* who said, regarding the possible establishment of a Primary School by Cambridge University:

“If the school was run by the university’s department of education, surely they should be sharing their knowledge with all schools?

“I reckon they would not be able to resist offering places to university lecturers – we could end up with a selective catchment.

“The local education authority should deliver equality of provision in a coordinated way, and we think having a patchwork of providers is going to damage that.”

The spokesman** failed to consider that Local Education Authorities are already acting is a patchwork of providers and are nowhere near delivering equality of provision – postcode lotteries? Actual places lotteries?

Simple solution. Make all schools independent. Give parents vouchers. Shut down all of the LEA’s. Save money and improve schools at one and the same time.

Whackos.

* An apt name, some would say. Oh, alright then, I would say.

** Yes, I know, but let’s not do the PC mangle-the-language thing.

Why There Should Be No Video Referee

Have you ever wondered why the linesmen at soccer matches are not allowed to run the entire length of the field and must stop halfway?

The day you understand why, you will also understand why FIFA will never introduce the video referee and why real fans of the game are also against it and will stop coming to the games if it should ever happen. Continue reading “Why There Should Be No Video Referee”