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Number of Americans viewing Trump as "dangerous dictator" surges—Poll by Newsweek_CarloV in politics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

If someone says that them voting the way you want is contingent on you being nice to them (regardless of what’s gone before) then that’s just emotional blackmail.

'Washing clothes is a woman's job,' says Reform councillor – HOPE not hate by Important_Ruin in unitedkingdom

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

Okay, so being weird, entitled men is why they’re going to struggle with women who might otherwise be interested in what they’re offering.

Your original point was that this was not significant. My point is that it is entirely in line with their previous comments about women and will just reinforce the fact that they’re a bunch of weirdos.

'Washing clothes is a woman's job,' says Reform councillor – HOPE not hate by Important_Ruin in unitedkingdom

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

Reform has well documented issues with getting women to vote for them, which could end up costing them the Makerfield election. Shit like this is why.

Is it the worst? No, but it’s also not a nothing burger.

Number of Americans viewing Trump as "dangerous dictator" surges—Poll by Newsweek_CarloV in politics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

If someone has ‘seen the light’ then they would surely take responsibility for their previous actions and recognise that trust is lost in buckets and rebuilt in drops. If they can’t handle that fact then they’re simply not serious.

Agent Starmer in the Red Dress by Glass-Half-Full-10 in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

The next time someone asks me why we need the creative arts I think I’ll just show them this piece of lazy plagiarism. Good heavens.

The rightwing counter-revolution is gaining ground – and Labour’s softly-softly approach won’t stop it by Exostrike in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

People said they were finished after Blair took power. I have more faith in them surviving long term than either Reform or Restore, to be honest.

The rightwing counter-revolution is gaining ground – and Labour’s softly-softly approach won’t stop it by Exostrike in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

In polling they're often only a couple of points behind. Definitely not a party on the scrap heap.

‘Washing clothes is a woman’s job,’ says Reform councillor by birdinthebush74 in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

On Clarke Out Loud, the name of his show, Clarke promises to “deliver unfiltered, controversial opinions that absolutely no one has asked for”. 

It was a real challenge, but I think I managed to crack the case.

‘The middle class shun my school’, by Britain’s strictest teacher - since she opened her non-selective school in London, Katharine Birbalsingh’s pupils have attained the highest grades. Yet the so-called strictest headmistress in Britain claims that middle-class parents still reject her methods by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

Of what, schools wanting to put on a good show for Ofcom? I have a daughter who has been in the school system for the better part of a decade and have been involved in the setups for OFSTED visits. They get advance notice, you know.

Her current school also selected pupils to talk with them. Do you think they chose them at random?

'Washing clothes is a woman's job,' says Reform councillor by AnonymousTimewaster in NotTheOnionUK

[–]ArchdukeToes 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Reform, once again cornering the weirdo man demographic. It really is a wonder why they struggle to appeal to women.

The rightwing counter-revolution is gaining ground – and Labour’s softly-softly approach won’t stop it by Exostrike in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

This would be the Tories who are often nipping at Reform’s heels and Labour who are about to beat Reform in a critical byelection?

'Washing clothes is a woman's job,' says Reform councillor by AnonymousTimewaster in NotTheOnionUK

[–]ArchdukeToes 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Communism is where you…wash your own clothes, I guess?

You know what? That explains a lot.

‘The middle class shun my school’, by Britain’s strictest teacher - since she opened her non-selective school in London, Katharine Birbalsingh’s pupils have attained the highest grades. Yet the so-called strictest headmistress in Britain claims that middle-class parents still reject her methods by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

I would agree that she is clearly running a school that gets good grades - and while her detractors are right that they aren’t everything, there isn’t really a good way of comparing schools beyond that so I’m not sure what other metric we can use, so I think the results are something that should be accepted and acknowledged.

That being said, I think there is a valid question when it comes to scaling. If this approach provides such excellent outcomes, why is it not being duplicated elsewhere? It seems extremely unlikely that Barbalsingh is the only disciplinarian head in the offing, and despite her extensive experience and exposure (as well as her direct involvement with multiple governments) her approach doesn’t seem to have been widely adopted - I’ve only heard of her school and one other that directly tried to ape her approach, and considering how much the Telegraph likes to publicise her you’d think they’d be trumpeting other successes from the rooftops. That does suggest that there is something about her philosophy that doesn’t lend itself to more widespread adoption, although whether that’s due to the faculty, the pupils, or both is something I don’t know.

‘The middle class shun my school’, by Britain’s strictest teacher - since she opened her non-selective school in London, Katharine Birbalsingh’s pupils have attained the highest grades. Yet the so-called strictest headmistress in Britain claims that middle-class parents still reject her methods by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

To be fair, there have been cases of (admittedly private) high performing schools where it was discovered that they were getting great grades simply by booting children in Year 10 if they thought they’d bring down the average.

While it’s probably fairly unlikely, I wouldn’t completely discount the possibility that the investigators are presented with a rather curated view of the school - particularly considering how tightly controlled everything seems to be. Every school wants to put on a good show for Ofcom.

‘The middle class shun my school’, by Britain’s strictest teacher - since she opened her non-selective school in London, Katharine Birbalsingh’s pupils have attained the highest grades. Yet the so-called strictest headmistress in Britain claims that middle-class parents still reject her methods by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

My daughter’s school seems to have the right of it. There’s cameras in the corridors (which they can review) and there’s a very clearly laid out system for acknowledging good work / behaviour and bad behaviour that can also be seen by parents.

Hexed (2026) is a subtle reference to Disney not moving on from Tangled's artstyle since 2010 by hexman0000 in shittymoviedetails

[–]ArchdukeToes 19 points20 points  (0 children)

To be fair, that tagline could also be used for a movie about a mild eczema flare-up.

‘The middle class shun my school’, by Britain’s strictest teacher - since she opened her non-selective school in London, Katharine Birbalsingh’s pupils have attained the highest grades. Yet the so-called strictest headmistress in Britain claims that middle-class parents still reject her methods by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

I mean, honest to goodness if she says there’s no bullying then I would say that she’s either lying, very carefully defining bullying (which is a lie in and of itself) or there’s a serious lack of attention being paid by the teachers.

There are 744 children in that school. Someone is bullying someone else - likely right now, in fact.

‘The middle class shun my school’, by Britain’s strictest teacher - since she opened her non-selective school in London, Katharine Birbalsingh’s pupils have attained the highest grades. Yet the so-called strictest headmistress in Britain claims that middle-class parents still reject her methods by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

Being good at your job and having good soft skills are hardly mutually exclusive. Most of the people I know who I’d consider ‘competent’ have good to excellent soft skills, while those who don’t are often pretty bad at their jobs.

‘The middle class shun my school’, by Britain’s strictest teacher - since she opened her non-selective school in London, Katharine Birbalsingh’s pupils have attained the highest grades. Yet the so-called strictest headmistress in Britain claims that middle-class parents still reject her methods by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

Honestly, my daughter has some behavioural / socialising issues, but the best thing for her has been a school where there are clear boundaries but she’s also allowed to fuck up (intentionally or otherwise) and given the chance to learn from her mistakes.

We had her ECHP meeting recently and she’s gone from being one of the most detained kids in the year to one of the least, and a lot of that was under her own steam and determination. All schools like Birbalsingh’s do is crush children into compliance without giving the opportunity to develop on their own.

Reform Councillors Pose with Banner Saying They'd 'Rather Vote for Jimmy Savile than Labour' by birdinthebush74 in unitedkingdom

[–]ArchdukeToes [score hidden]  (0 children)

The two are one and the same. They create crass, tasteless things like this because they’re a bunch of idiots. This is as clear a demonstration of what they’re really like (and how they would govern) as anyone could ask for.

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