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Why is it always the same names?

Well, folks on Blueksy are convinced this will bring down Starmer.

According to this said destruction occurred 4 years ago. But this is Starmer's fault.

I seem to remember that in 2022, government ethics advisors were in the news quite a lot. Don't recall a Darren Tierney.

She was considered before, a year ago. Does James Ball think they may have not done some of the work then?

This is like the “Starmer Out” campaign. The media now have an incentive to get Romeo out.

Meanwhile, SEND reform is due out tomorrow, so that should be fun.

The educational experts at the Telegraph and Guardian will have a field day. Or in the case of the Guardian a feild day.

The NASUWT already out of the gate with “this is nowhere near enough money”.

The Head Teachers association is much more positive. They didn't get to be the Guardian headline though.

I'm told ITV are far from being the worst offender, but what's the premise of this question? That saving money is bad?

Of course, it nicely sets up another part of the media- "Labour bastards cuts".

And if they hadn't done anything, another part of the media would be doing the "where are the reforms? this is just throwing money about"

Of course, these points in themselves aren't unreasonable. It's just the hysteria with which each point is put forward.

I suppose the NASUWT would be happy to have a Reform government setting aside no money whatsoever for "crips", "spazzers" and "kids who can't be bothered to behave themselves".

An extra 5 billion is a hell of a lot more than RacistUK or the Tories would find for SEN kids.

The NASUWT are led by the former FBU leader, Matt Wrack, a very strong supporter of Corbyn. You think he'd be saying the same if Corbyn had raised the budget by this amount?

Here's another typically balanced headline from you know where.

Fewer children in England to get EHCPs by 2035 under Send overhaul
New special educational needs regime to result in far fewer children being given education, health and care plans

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2 ... d-overhaul

The article, to be fair, explains why very quickly. There will be a new category that deals with the simpler support cases. But they know very well that the headlines get shared. Labour Austerity! Job done,

The Reforms don't seem to have gone down as badly as I thought.

Lib Dems welcome Send plans as 'solid steps' to improve system

I might have to change my view that they're irredeemable chancers.

Sounds like Josh Simons might not be a minister for too much longer.

NEU teachers' union welcomes 'ambition' of Send plans, but insists 'real additional resources' needed

Much, much larger than the NASUWT, and a more sensible response.

Yug wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 1:14 pm I suppose the NASUWT would be happy to have a Reform government setting aside no money whatsoever for "crips", "spazzers" and "kids who can't be bothered to behave themselves".

An extra 5 billion is a hell of a lot more than RacistUK or the Tories would find for SEN kids.

The NAS have always been a bunch of reactionary bastards. The north-east branch used to have strippers at meetings. No, really. I went to one. They only stopped just short of advocating capital punishment for looking at the teacher a bit funny. Joint union meetings were fun...

Mandy has been arrested.

O noes...

Never mind...

Windsor Davies applies.

Prediction: Littlejohn column tomorrow is "5 billion for being naughty, what madness, bring back the birch (on other people's kids)."

Thanks to Mandelson being arrested and what happened at the BAFTAs, this will be overshadowed. Which is a pity because these are, in fact, good reforms.