Quote from: dextrous63 on Yesterday at 12:02:44 PMI once worked in a school which was so far behind the times that it was ahead of the times, and hence successful and highly regarded.

Along came a new head who proceeded to modernise it.  Standards and reputation soon fell.

I think you can see the parallel I'm making.

Quote from: JBR on Today at 09:05:32 AMExactly.  Same experience for me - change of head and change of OFSTED reports.
Fortunately not too long before I retired.

Not just schools, modernisation has wrecked all our public services which is why I baled out at 50.

Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 10:31:52 AMUnfortunaterly Reform is unelectable too. They don't have the active membership machinery, donors etc. that can put them into a winning position in elections. Tory MPs may as well stay where they are if they want to keep their jobs because they stand more chance standing as Conservatives than they do defecting to Reform.

What Rees-Mogg wants is reform of the Tory party. The grass roots are doubtless behind him but the Parliamentary party is now beyond redemption. My hope is for a total wipeout. Let the grass roots see that the brand has sunk lower than Ratners. That way there is an outside chance of either a reformed Tory party or maybe just Reform, Either way expect Socialism for the rest of your days now I fear.

Perhaps so, but Reform is the only party my conscience will allow me to vote for.

It is logical to assume that if a clear majority of people do vote for Reform, they will form the next government.
The only problem, as I see it, is the mass of people who can only consider the 'two main parties'.

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Quote from: muddy on Today at 08:55:32 AMThe teacher behaved unethically and abused her position .
Perhaps fathers should take heed should and give their teenage sons guidance on sexual behaviour and what is and what is not acceptable

Perhaps mothers should do the same with their daughters when the boot's on the other foot.

Quote from: muddy on Today at 08:55:32 AMFollowing the break up of her marriage

I must admit I never went past the headline and didn't read the detail. All I could see was that there was some mental problem involved and that provides a possible reason for it.

Quote from: dextrous63 on Yesterday at 12:02:44 PMI once worked in a school which was so far behind the times that it was ahead of the times, and hence successful and highly regarded.

Along came a new head who proceeded to modernise it.  Standards and reputation soon fell.

I think you can see the parallel I'm making.

Exactly.  Same experience for me - change of head and change of OFSTED reports.
Fortunately not too long before I retired.

Ah yes the dreaded question....

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To me it suggests emotional in stability  on the part of the teacher in this case 
Following the break up of her marriage she may have felt lonely and unwanted
I doubt she became a teacher in order to seduce 15 year old boys ..
Which is what peadophiles do.
They look for situations where they can seduce children .

The fact is physically we are still cave men .
15 year olds are old enough to father children .
Not so long ago they would be working perhaps doing a mans job 
In fact the human being  is more fertile in the early teenage years .
We are no longer cave men and childhood is much more extended .

The teacher behaved unethically and abused her position .
Perhaps fathers should take heed should and give their teenage sons guidance on sexual behaviour and what is and what is not acceptable 

Yes the sales growth has fallen a lot.

Early adopters all have them
Nobody will  buy a secondhand EV
Removal of subsidies
Slow build of chargers
High cost of commercial chargers
Inconvenient for long journies
Increasing insurance costs - more so for EVs than ICE
Much dearer than ICE even with massive manufacturer subsidies
Increasing awareness that the "climate crisis" really is a lot of hot air

The planned phase out of ICE cannot happen without some huge changes that are unlikely to happen. Even if it did the grid couldn't cope - the energy density and energy produced by fossil fuels is huge and renewables can't make up the shorfall in the time available (or probably ever) Nuclear is going to be needed for sure as fossil fuels run out.

My son has one for driving to work. That saves him money. He also has a diesel though. Just as well as sometimes the overnight charging fails - it isnt 100% reliable and in the main getting diesel is. When getting diesel may be a problem is known about in advance too because it is usually strikes.

The one my son has is PCP. The car's value now is already well below the residual the PCP provides so he'll just hand it back and the problem will be the finance comany's. Repeat that for most PCP contracts and they will either no longer be offered or at far less favourable terms,

'Does my bum look big in this' ?    Yes it does..