The new PM

[leclerc]

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For Nattie -> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...sassin-and-je/

I won't post the 'silent disco' stuff - everyone is allowed a private life... although timing is everything.

I really really like him even more now, thanks Amethyst

[Amethyst]

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My pleasure

[enaid]

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I can see Merkel now sausage in hand and muttering
'
Sehen wie die Kinder Aquabble , werden sie nie ohne uns überleben',

[Openlaw15]

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Openlaw
That is possibly one of the most sexist and elitist things I have ever read. Jeremy Corbyn is 67 so you are saying that it was unheard of for women of his mothers age to be successful. Please go and read some books.

Julie, I had written (well typed) 11 lines and you concentrated on this, "..mother, a talented scientist - unheard of a woman like that in those days..." my question is was this remotely suggesting any discrimination whatsoever. Not is the answer. I was just making point of fact and that is that women in those days never had the opportunities that women today now enjoy, so the inference is that Corbyn's mother was simply extraordinary talent-wise. Perhaps you should read some books!

[Openlaw15]

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Does it matter that he got E grades at A level. I did not get my maths or English GCSE but am doing a university degree. If he can do the job. I must say I am not a labour supporter unlike it seems most of my contemporaries but qualifications are not everything.

If qualifications are not everything, then why are you wasting your money doing a degree. How can you do a degree if you don't have English or Maths GCSE? You need A-levels for university, not just necessarily GCSEs.

[Openlaw15]

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This morning hasn't gone well for Ms Leadsom so far, disregarding what she said, and the way she said it, her reaction on Twitter is NOT what should be expected from a potential PM.


Times Article
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ne...dsom-0t7bbm29x

Leadsom's tweets
https://twitter.com/andrealeadsom



Listen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36752865

Written




Balance - TheresaMay twitter https://twitter.com/TheresaMay2016

Twitter is a form of media which may broadcast the opinion and views of impulsive persons (especially in media spotlight) but not necessarily the prudent, who would normally think things through. Instant communication is an Achilles heal for many as once it's sent, it's sent - there can be no 'i'll read that again and post it tomorrow' through the one time conventional communication.

[des8]

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If qualifications are not everything, then why are you wasting your money doing a degree. How can you do a degree if you don't have English or Maths GCSE? You need A-levels for university, not just necessarily GCSEs.

According to Ucas, there are 1,097 courses in the UK that have a foundation year included as part of the main course

Which means acceptance without necessarily having gained A levels or even GCSEs

[Crazy council]

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@Openlaw15

Perhaps you should read some books!

Thas quite rude, this threads a debate, why are you correcting people, , i sometimes ( mostly ) get lost in what your saying, because its confusing, you put paragraphs of stuff full of hard to understand words, and sometimes they dont seem to make sense, so you shouldnt be to surprised if someone reads it different to how it sounds in your head

[Amethyst]

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If qualifications are not everything, then why are you wasting your money doing a degree. How can you do a degree if you don't have English or Maths GCSE? You need A-levels for university, not just necessarily GCSEs.

You DO NOT need A-Levels or GCSE's to go to University. Many thousands of people obtain degrees later in life and experience serves them very well over exam results gained or not gained in their teens.

Students in 2014/15 by level and age group

Age group	Undergraduate	Postgraduate	Total
20 and under	900785	2685	903470
21-24	427635	177080	604720
25-29	127185	133215	260400
30-59	256275	219800	476075
60 and over	15800	5285	21085
Age unknown	210	115	330
Total	1727895	538180	2266075

Oh and I don't have A Levels, and my GCSE's were pretty average.

[Openlaw15]

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@Openlaw15



Thas quite rude, this threads a debate, why are you correcting people, , i sometimes ( mostly ) get lost in what your saying, because its confusing, you put paragraphs of stuff full of hard to understand words, and you sometimes they dont see to make scence, so you shouldnt be to surprised if someone reads it different to how it sounds in your head

The person was rude to me. I do try to use simpler words but may use perhaps relatively big words for the context. I have not had someone tell me before that they don't understand the words I have used. If you're explaining law one has to use the correct terms, albeit I always explain using basic words and ideas. I do apologise though, CC if you haven't understood the words I used, or the way i used the words, or they way i explained the words.

[Openlaw15]

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You DO NOT need A-Levels or GCSE's to go to University. Many thousands of people obtain degrees later in life and experience serves them very well over exam results gained or not gained in their teens.

Students in 2014/15 by level and age group

Age group	Undergraduate	Postgraduate	Total
20 and under	900785	2685	903470
21-24	427635	177080	604720
25-29	127185	133215	260400
30-59	256275	219800	476075
60 and over	15800	5285	21085
Age unknown	210	115	330
Total	1727895	538180	2266075

Oh and I don't have A Levels, and my GCSE's were pretty average.

University requires at least Level 2 numeracy and literacy standard (ie a broad GCSE standard, ie at least C Grade/ equivalent) for the entrance criteria. If a person has not attained said Level 2, then how is he or she supposed to process and understand information beyond A-level/ Level 3, ie at Levels 4-6 (national equivalent)? Level 4 requires an ability to critique sources but obviously not in detail as per Levels 5-6. The average university textbook requires sufficient English skills to understand and apply what is learnt, or if it's a science-related course then sufficient numeracy is required. This is why I was curious about the lack of Level 2/ GCSEs.

[charitynjw]

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If qualifications are not everything, then why are you wasting your money doing a degree. How can you do a degree if you don't have English or Maths GCSE? You need A-levels for university, not just necessarily GCSEs.

According to Ucas, there are 1,097 courses in the UK that have a foundation year included as part of the main course

Which means acceptance without necessarily having gained A levels or even GCSEs

I use Concordia College & University..........cuts out all that unnecessary fuss & bother!

[Amethyst]

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Goodness. Where to start on that.

I know, let's start with Lord Harley and work backwards https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanblacker

Sufficient !!!

[enaid]

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aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggghhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh off topic lol
Bring back the 11 plus I say, let me have another crack at it.:doggieyes:

[Openlaw15]

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aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggghhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh off topic lol
Bring back the 11 plus I say, let me have another crack at it.:doggieyes:

Now I think the 11 plus is extremely unfair. It is not fair to judge a 10 year old against 11 plus (secondary school equivalents), which is supposed to predict ability, and whose result determine the rest of their life. Examinations were only used in schools in England after the Education Act 1870. Even US lawyers up to 1870 did not take formal exams until 1870 at Harvard. This probably has something to do with Darwin's 'Origin of the Species' in that people were forced to take exams for sifting purposes.