Reform party giving serious consideration to education policy I see. Of all the issues facing schools & young people how daft can you get?

Classic Simon Heffer in Telegraph. He should get out more, visit a few schools where music is thriving rather than banging on about his ‘golden age’ after which it all went downhill. Good music ed DOES exist in UK. May not be universal but nor was it in 1960s, as many can testify

No wonder it’s “reduced to clear” in Waitrose. Unfortunately Musk has made the name toxic

The final bottle of Bric Castelvej Panera Alta Riserva 2019 (100% Nebbiolo) and fading memory of a great ad hoc winery visit outside Canale, summer 2023.
See grapeandhop.blogspot.com/2023/08/pers...

Recommended to anyone interested in education:
Exam Nation by @sammywright.bsky.social A perceptive & honest analysis of the failings of state education in England with suggestions for how things could be changed for the better. By an experienced school leader writing with insight & compassion

Labour government has had a bumpy start but consider this ….

Northern Monk Death 2024 Imperial Stout 10%. A brilliant nightcap after the tasting menu at Manchester French restaurant 63 degrees 63degrees.co.uk

The importance of punctuation. Nancy Pelosi was not injured at the Battle of the Bulge!