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He is an absolute legend – Dennis Skinner
Dennis Skinner claimed about £5k on average for his annual travel expenses over the past few years and he voted in 91.04% of the debates in Parliament. You can check it all here:...
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When I started teaching 20 years ago........
Reblogged from Next goal wins laaaaaaads!: I started my professional career in teaching on 8th July 1991 at a West London comprehensive school and I was thinking.... When I started teaching: Kids...
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Those were the days Part 29
The World Patented Roy Bollard filing method © When I got my first job in a West London comprehensive there was only one other Chemistry teacher in the school – Roy Bollard. He was a well organised...
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Those were the days Part 30
The Hod carrier in flip-flops After completing my teacher training I got a placed in the pool of recruits in the London Borough of Hillingdon. When I pitched up in July 1991 on my first day as a...
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Different gravy.
When people hanker after the good ol’ days I am with them on this one. Reasons? 1. The clothes in 1959 were classic. Plaid, Brogues, tie pins, cigarette cases and pork pie hats all things of the past....
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Dennis Skinner was at it yet again today. Unfortunately the State Opening of Parliament clashes with Day 2 of the Royal Ascot Race meeting and it is no secret as to where the Queen would rather be....
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Dave Prowse. A Bristol legend
Dave Prowse sadly passed away today. A true giant at 6 foot 6 inches tall, the man who famously played Darth Vader in the Star Wars Films. As a young kid I remember him as the Green Cross Code Man. He...
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Those were the days Part 31
Maths and the male anatomy I had forgotten all about this prank. Seeing the daffodils emerging again this spring brought back the memory of a well planned stroke pulled by a fellow reprobate at the...
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What was the Score?
Those that know me will know that I am a soccer nut and love following not only my team (Bristol Rovers), but the game in general. In the days before smart phones there were only a few ways that you...
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Laugh or cry
Talk about a blast from the past. I give you my first boss in the teaching profession. Former Secretary of State for Education, Kenneth Baker. The now, Lord Baker of Dorking has been in the House of...
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