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If you ever needed proof that the FPTP system is abused then this is it.

This left me in awe of the intelligence behind the victim. Sophie is without a doubt an expert in her own field. Experts should be talking to her and giving her the platform that will benefit others.

I try hard to understand the personal issues of people with gender identification. I hope you can appreciate this is difficult for someone who was raised in the 60/70's and doesn't have the same identification issues. It wasn't until I found out my offspring was gay that I understood just how damaging being homophobic was. I was not a vindictive homophobe, but then you don't have to be physical to cause harm.

I think there is a lot of credence to her opinion of putting people into boxes. This causes so many mental issues with growing kids, and has done for a very long time. We really need to find a way to help kids be happy with who they are and not pander to the whims of the crowd.

Just for reference as this incites comments. I have never mistreated my kids. My initial reaction to finding out that I was the parent of someone gay was only ever about seeking to help in anyway I can. I could never fathom any parent that wants to hurt a son/daughter for not being what they want them to be.

Some good information imo.

This is Sunak admitting that he knows about 1,100 schools that are affected (22,000 with ONLY 95% affected = 1,100 affected). With 50 new schools a year being rebuild/refurbed, this would equate to a 22 year plan to fix only the currently identifiably ones.

We have the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, who seems to think she should be congratulated for this and not criticised.

The PMs official spokesman has said:

no definitive number could be given on the number of schools affected by potentially dangerous RAAC concrete, but confirmed hundreds could be impacted.

He does not say what numbers they have currently. Labour have been requesting this information for a year now under the Freedom of Information channels. All with no success, because Sunak wants the information hidden.

It is only 1,100 schools. If we had a conservative 500 pupils in each school, then we have had over half a million (550,000) kids running a lottery everyday they have gone to school this year. The consequences of loosing that lottery could easily be death or life changing injuries. We are not talking about bits of plaster falling here. This is the structural support of a lot of buildings.

An incredible front page from the Mail.

But a Tory source described the advert as ‘pathetic’, pointing out that classrooms were being shut as a precaution in order to ensure that schools are safe for pupils to return this week.

They were informed that the buildings were very unsafe in January, and yet they have sent kids into the buildings all this year. The only reason they have owned up to them being unsafe is because a roof collapsed over the summer. This could so easily have been a major tragedy. There was a report published about this in 2019. Labour have been using FOI requests on the status of the repairs all year. IMO if a kid is injured or killed by this, there should be criminal charges.

A Conservative Party spokesman said: ‘Labour were warned about this when they were last in office and did nothing; they ignored the issue in opposition; and now it’s in the news they have decided they are interested.

No source cited OFC. Using Labour as an excuse for something you have ignored for 13 years is pretty pathetic. It shows they have no real justification for this at all.

The government are refusing to give a list of the schools involved. Labour have motioned a bill to get that list from them.

‘In the meantime, in Labour-run Wales they are recklessly sending students back to school without checking they are safe, leaving parents in the dark.’ Yesterday’s attack revived a notorious campaign run by Labour earlier this year.

Again no one except the government know which buildings are affected. You cannot react on information you do not have.

I would be amazed if this actually came to fruition. It would paralyze the country yet again while they play party politics. That would be four PMs all from one election result. Four sets of resignation honours lists. yet another round of all change in ministerial positions. What would a new face actually achieve with so little time left in parliament time.

If this looked likely, I could see Sunak doing what Johnson threatened. That would be to call an early election. I firmly believe Sunak is in this for the money with the business interests of his family. If a VONC looked imminent then he has no interests in politics anymore. He knows he will not be the next PM. He will want a get out of jail free option, IMO.

According to polls, a GE would be a wipe out with the Tory party. If Labour step aside for the LD, there is even a possibility that Sunak would loose this own seat. He may not even have to go through the indignant process of resigning while in office.

I can easily see how there could be enough Tory MPs to trigger this. So many who have nothing to loose anymore. Many are stepping down as candidates, and many more who know they will be out of a job. I sincerely hope that if they do pull the trigger then Sunak sees the option of going to the ballot boxes. I can do without the last year of parliament being stagnated by yet more Tory in fighting.

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An archive link to the article he links on his channel.