Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Do we really have to test our youngsters to destruction?
Testing our schoolchildren has become a bit of a national obsession in recent years. Whether it's Standard Assessment Tests in Primary Schools, Key Stage Tests and GCSE in Secondary Schools, not forgetting A and AS Levels, BTEC and NVQs, according to successive governments, we couldn't get enough of them - until recently. Now groups of concerned parents have reacted by withdrawing their offspring from recent SATs and some people have finally woken up to the fact that grades at GCSE in particular just cannot keep rising exponentially. We have a saying in Lincolnshire that you don't increase the weight of a pig by just weighing it. Many teachers will tell you that 'teaching to the test' can take a great deal of enjoyment out of the job, both for themselves and the recipients of their expertise.
CJMLSNH
27 May 2016
GOOD NEWS ABOUT DETENTION FAST TRACK ENDING.
Finally, after a number of court cases, and now a ruling from the Tribunal Procedures Committee, the iniquitous and unfair system of Detention Fast Track has to be stopped.
26 May 2016
Love Your Local Market
Come to Bedford town centre this half term to celebrate Love Your Local Market week from Tuesday 31 May to Saturday 4 June 2016.
26 May 2016
Mayor Dave Writes: Completed Western Bypass Brings Half-Century Wait to an End
Writing in the Bedford Bulletin, Mayor Dave Hodgson has highlighted some of the economic and social benefts of the now-completed Bedford Western Bypass, following its opening last month. He also looks back briefly at the successful effort to get the final section built and bring to an end over half a century of waiting for a full western bypass for Bedford.
26 May 2016
Performance of Ringway, the Main HCC Highway Contractor
Hertfordshire County Council Meeting 22nd March 2016
26 May 2016
Performance of Ringway, the Main HCC Highway Contractor
Hertfordshire County Council Meeting 22nd March 2016
26 May 2016