Since it's a political morning, did anyone else hear Hazel Blears?

She said she was against grammar schools because she passed the 11 plus, went to grammar school and was in the Cabinet, whereas her brother failed the 11 plus, didn't have the benefit of selective education, and is a bus driver.

Leaving aside the possibility that her brother is just thick, that seemed to me to be a great reason FOR having grammar schools, not AGAINST them. It exactly shows what creaming off bright children into a serious academic environment can do. On her logic, they would both have gone to a "bog standard" comp and they would BOTH be bus drivers. Hooray for selective entry state education: free, quality, gets great results.

Posted By: Old Git on May 17th 2007 at 12:11:41

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Since it's a political morning, did anyone else hear Hazel Blears? (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:11:41
- Grammar schools have changed since I went to (General Chat) - Cannydc, May 17, 12:32:57
- Instead of which New bloody Labour.......... (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 17, 12:28:27
  - You can find tradesmen (General Chat) - shoddy, May 17, 12:32:01
    - Yep - cos our kids are all doing Media Studies!!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 17, 12:35:48
    - Which is funny (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:34:50
  - just as an aside - why is unemployment at a record low level then? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:30:08
    - Some reasons - (General Chat) - KentonCanary, May 17, 12:34:25
      - less yougsters being born? (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:36:11
        
        Yes, and mixed up in a centrifuge. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, May 17, 12:37:47
        
        Beaker-tastic. I wish I had a centrifuge in my shed. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 17, 12:45:44
        
        No shed? (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:47:46
        
        We've been through this before. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 17, 13:22:31
    - Can't be - its just gone up 13,000 - figures announced yesterday!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 17, 12:30:49
      - Probably seasonal unemployment (General Chat) - Cannydc, May 17, 12:35:37
        
        all unemployment is seasonal (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:36:42
        
        in what way ? (General Chat) - Cannydc, May 17, 12:37:51
        
        eg Christmas (n/m) (General Chat) - KentonCanary, May 17, 12:39:48
        
        in the same way that all employment is seasonal (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:39:39
        
        Micheal Fish has. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, May 17, 12:39:34
        
        Wait til the fruit picking season kicks in. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, May 17, 12:36:26
- What I don't understand is... (General Chat) - King, May 17, 12:24:10
  - move (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:25:50
- bollox, if you don't mind me saying so. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:20:19
  - I don't mind at all (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:24:13
    - sigh. Not sure I can be bothered, but (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:28:43
      - You may not remember, but Norfolk was one of the......... (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 17, 12:34:39
      - But it's fact denial, isn't it, by now? (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:33:35
        
        I'm no expert on this (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:40:29
        
        Say grrr again. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, May 17, 12:34:29
- but if everyone went to comprehensives (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 12:16:53
  - flawed logic (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:19:48
    - lol - Amalgamated Union of Non Bus Drivers (General Chat) - Cannydc, May 17, 12:26:39
      - no chance of getting into power (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 12:32:37
      - I quite like the idea of a Bus driver oligarchy (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:30:13
  - Rock'n'roll! (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:18:22
- Here here! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, May 17, 12:15:48
  - where where? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:20:44
    - Bristol Bristol (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 17, 12:22:00
      - Double Bristolage (General Chat) - Old Git, May 17, 12:23:24
        
        and 'you knew' too (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 17, 12:41:42
      - oh yeah. Damn. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 17, 12:22:47
- Yes..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 17, 12:15:29
- Actually she makes a good point (General Chat) - Tomblander, May 17, 12:14:27

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