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Sonnobax15:

Guy,that's how they're wired...

Why did you delete the rest of your post?Are you afraid of "goats"?

Lollllllll. Awwwww that is so sweet. Congratulations

willyede:
There's no "Higher Education (Funding) Bill"
Though there was nothing specific for universities and the sector in the King’s Speech, there is a lot of stuff worth keeping an eye on.

Of the forty bills proposed, the Skills England Bill is the only one to deal with post-compulsory education. We learn that the new body will work with devolved government (in the form of Mayoral Combined Authorities, or MCAs) as well as with business, providers, unions, and the national government – and that it will take on many (if not all?) of the functions of the current Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).

The key word is coherence – as we pointed out on Monday there are various arms of government involved in what we might loosely define future skills planning. This includes bits of the Department for Education, arms-length bodies like IfATE, the Migration Advisory Committee and the Home Office, and the end of the business department that deals with industrial strategy (there’ll be a new one of those too).

Key functions will include data gathering and analysis (using data – including vacancy data – to draw together an agreed single perspective on national and local skills needs), a bit of regulation (marking training as suitable for the Growth and Skills Levy that will replace the apprenticeship levy).

Though the language of devolution runs through the proposals, it will start on a very small scale. Around 62 per cent of the 2024-25 adult skills fund budget will be devolved to MCAs, compared to 60 per cent devolved to combined authorities as set out in the Skills for Jobs white paper back in 2023, though more devolution is planned in future. Even so, we don’t see a repeat of the language around support for other areas (without MCAs) from the white paper, so it is not clear what would be on offer to areas without mayors.

The English Devolution Bill might be a part of the answer. A “more ambitious standardised devolution framework” will give greater powers to more local leaders by default – including on skills and employment support – and introduce “local growth plans”. This will extend to simplifications in the process of becoming a Combined (or Combined County) Authority.

Some researchers and research managers will want to keep an eye on the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, which could simplify data reuse consent processes in both higher education and the commercial sector. The wider bill is more aptly described as a digital government bill, featuring improvements to data collection, data use, and data safeguards (including a beefed up ICO) that can’t help but remind you of Keir Starmer’s campaign story about digitising Public Prosecutions.

Parts of the Employment Rights Bill will have a bearing on working conditions in the sector. The “new deal for working people” will ban “exploitative zero hours contracts” – though there are few of these among academics (though there are still too many!), the big impact of this (and the enhanced rights, including flexible working) will be on ancillary staff. The Bill removes the minimum service levels during industrial action, among wider updates to trade union legislation. All of this will be enforced by a new body, the Fair Work Agency. Likewise, the draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill will make the right to equal pay easier for disabled and ethnic minority workers to assert, and will introduce mandatory pay equality reporting for employers with more than 250 employees.

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill enacts what has been described as “Martyn’s Law” – something that, in the higher education sector, will have significant implications for security requirements of university buildings and campuses.

Of significance to providers involved in teacher training, the Children’s Wellbeing Bill will return England to requiring teaching staff to hold (or to be working towards) qualified teacher status. This closes a 2010 loophole introduced by Michael Gove, that ended the requirement for academies and free schools to use only qualified teachers.

This parliament will see a new Renters’ Rights Bill which could finally address some of the problems and inequalities experienced by students in rented accommodation. Some of these protections featured in initial drafts of the last government’s abandoned Renters Reform Bill.

I like this take on labours plan from your specific perspective in Education.
I m sure that ll help some people in Education to plan.

Hopefully some other readers will weigh in from their areas of expertise too.

My friends tell me the 13 years under the last labour government saw an increase in their wages, finding employment, nurseries, able to buy houses.

I m already poised to take full advantage for the next 5 years. Any government policy I ll be all over it like white on rice and I ll share it on here of course.

ReesheesuKnack:
Buhari promised more than this.
Tinubu’s budget and mission statement promised more than this.

Like APC (Nigeria), like Labour Party (UK).

I hope and pray Labour (UK) delivers on at least 1/2 of what they promised/promising. Na all of us go enjoy. But me like dis… I’m not optimistic that they will.

Thats a bit rich coming from a Tory supporter,dont you think? You continued to support them even as they failed and failed for 14 years. Now they have been booted out, you are still raining on the parade after 2 weeks .
Luckily,You will be here to see and to enjoy all of it too.

Oh my, I m loving all of this

ReesheesuKnack:
Another one bites the dust.

Let me be cheeky and put it here, before they come.

Scotland: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Brown Pakistani ❌

Wales: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Black Zambian ❌

England: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brown Indian - failed by the shenanigans of his party and lost a General Election

All of them are British. What do you mean Zambian? Does he describe himself as Zambian?

Lol. She loves her daughter

Treadway:
all the reports I have seen that points to the shards of glass conspiracy were in the early hours of the incident.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetrating_trauma

Search this instead.read all the links too. Maybe you ll start to understand where antigun activists are coming from

wallg123:
No forget say America na the biggest military weapon dealer in the world. If them ban AR15 or any other assault weapon them go loose dominance in the weapons market globally. I hope someone does something about gun control though

They shot up a nursery school. 4 yr olds . Gone.

toughest007:
Really? Just like that? Please stop the misinformation.

US citizens have the right to bear arms! The right is embedded in the second ammendment of their constitution. You don't just ban such things or wish it away, even with executive order! However, it can be regulated and that would really have minimal effect.

The UK and NZ scenarios are totally different from that of the US. Right to bear arms doesn't have a constitutional backing, so local gun laws can be made tighter and the use or ownership of firearms outrightly banned.

Glad you mentioned the 2nd Amendment. Please quote it in all it's entirety.

The Constitution wasn't designed to be immutable. It should change with the times.
2A should be completely wiped off. What good has it ever done?

wallg123:
I don’t think any president would support that. Guns and Americans are 5&6… if it was that simple Obama would have done it. Biden is still the president he should have done it. …. Just the mention of banning assault raffle or even regulating/ restricting it purchase would make any aspirant lose election

No need making noise about it then. The next would be assassin has already ordered his ar-15.
A ban on guns is 100% simple. The UK did it. New Zealand too.

justwise:
Yes I read in daily mail that he donated to Biden campaign at some point.

Just wondering though how that ear is still standing after being hit by bullet.

I believe the police report said he was hit by flying glass. Assault rifles cause damage not just by percussion but also by cavitation. He wouldnt have anything resembling an ear if he had been hit.

I ask again "will he be supporting the ban on assault rifles?"

justwise:
So the shooter is a registered republican?

He was republican.He was only 20 therefore he was 12 in 2016. All he has ever known is MAGA chaos.

Thoughts and prayers to Trump and his family. Will he be supporting gun control henceforth?

Also why did he pop back to raise a fist? Presenting a lovely target for a headshot?who does that? Not very smart 😕 #baffling

Controlv:
I couldn't believe it either. I had to doublecheck where I kept it in the wardrobe to be sure it hadn't disappeared.

For some reason this had me snorting with laughter. Have you checked for typos and other shenanigans?

rock86:
Oh really. I will finish the dried fish raw , in fact the little I bought I've finished eating them raw

I find that just a little bit interesting. 1 round costs 8 pounds here. I can only give you the facts . It ll be up to you what you decide to do.
Please check the weight of food you are allowed to bring into the UK. It's available on google

I paid £80 for my mothers extra luggage. It certainly wasn't amala. Wouldn't have paid that for amala. Would have binned it myself

rock86:
Thank you, because I don't want anyone to throw away anything I suffered to buy.

Does any Yoruba person here knows if I cam get Amala flour in UK or I cam bring along? Is it allowed and must I always use zip lock? Cam I usr transparent nylon to pack? I'm aware that milk isn't allowed and that I have to label everything.

You have 46kg. Don't waste it on amala. Bring dried fish, stockfish, egusi,ogbono,local spices. The rest you can get over here. No meat products.

rock86:
Thank you.
The odor ehn, dem go throw am comot?

No. No one cares. Dry or don't dry, your choice.
Keep to the permitted list for your airline[which is on google] and you should be fine.

justwise:
I'm actually surprised to read that they have spent that much even before the case is settled in court. Such a wasteful govt, Rwanda will only return some money IF they so wish.

Highly irritating.
On another note,what was kagame thinking? Was it worth it? Your country is now a byword for badness...
If Nigeria tries this I would be livid.no matter how much money is on offer.

Nigerian politicians are probably looking on in envy.

justwise:
@kumbhuru

Ok lets end this here, enough of this fighting talk, this is derailing this thread.

Safe journey to the UK and good luck.

Thank you. Sincerely

Who leaked the shadow cabinet meeting's proceedings?

A: Badenoch
B: Badenoch
C: all of the above

Goodenoch:
No. I was referring to human rights, as the conversation was centred on an oppressive regime where people were deprived of those based on their race.

In the UK, the HRA, the EA and sundry laws that provide for human rights apply universally regardless of citizenship.

Or have you been deprived of any human rights because you weren't a citizen? Tell us.

Why use virtually then if you meant human rights?

Goodenoch:
Your comparison to apartheid is utterly absurd.

The fact that you would equate an oppressive regime like that with the UK just shows how out of touch and entitled you are. There's no compulsion, there's no violence and you have virtually all the same rights as native brits (moreso than brits would have back in your own home country and I daresay more than most natives of your own country have in their own home country even) yet you're comparing the country to apartheid South Africa?

Virtually is doing a lot of heavy lifting here isn't it?

I do apologise if the term I used was too strong for anyone here.
I do have strong opinions on reform and will happily repeat my choice name for them whenever and wherever I m asked.

No be only employer.in my own free time kwa?
Pull the other leg

ReesheesuKnack:
Whereas people on the ‘far-right’ could be despicable, I reckon people on the ‘far-left’ are equally despicable.

Not sure you will be proud to write this in your Labour Party WhatsApp group chat or even, let your employer know that you use such language and threats against people who disagree with your politics.

I have no common ground with racists and fascists at all. "Throw hands on sight " is slang for my 1st sentence. You need to get with the program .
I still think they are scummy though. Not everyone deserves to be reasoned with.

Do you want my employers number?

https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=b3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXImam9ibGlzdF92aWV3X3ZhYz0xOTE1MzA0Jm93bmVyPTUwNzAwMDAmc2VhcmNoc29ydD1jbG9zaW5nJnBhZ2VjbGFzcz1Kb2JzJnVzZXJzZWFyY2hjb250ZXh0PTg2ODM1NzU4JnNlYXJjaHBhZ2U9MSZwYWdlYWN0aW9uPXZpZXd2YWNieWpvYmxpc3QmcmVxc2lnPTE3MjAyMDM5MDEtYmYwOTQ5ZjQyOTE2NzBlZWI5NzI2MjcwNWQ0MTg2MjQ1Zjc2NWUzMw==




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kwakudtraveller:
Quite the accusation.

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/08/reform-uk-under-pressure-to-prove-all-its-candidates-were-real-people

This particular candidate is real. He said he didn't have a picture with the correct tie. He lives 300 miles away from where he was standing, though.

I wouldn't vouch for the others.

The 5 reform poopheads MPs were going to walk in a file into parliament like gangsters however they arrived late and had to stand outside. Hilarious 😂

I am usually happy to negotiate and find common ground but I draw the line at the far right. We throw hands on sight 😤 . No apologies

Zahra29:
Curious why the arbitrary target of 28 weeks?
Why not 35 weeks or why not 24 weeks (or even 22-23) when the foetus is able to survive outside the womb?

My bad . The age of viability keeps getting younger and younger due to modern medicine. I support abortion up to the age of viability.

NewT123:
Don’t get this wrong Justwise, trump or the republicans are not against medical emergency abortion. However, what they are against is selective abortion where other than for medical reasons a lady may want to terminate a pregnancy which is very common.

They still won't ban assault rifles even after toddlers were shot to death.

I humbly submit that it's nobody's business what women do with their bodies before 28 weeks.

Lexusgs430:
What happened to the confidence he exuded, when he was calling for the election....

He should have been brave enough, stood back and watched things play out...... 😁

And let the fascist/racists win?he would have been foolish to do so. The stakes were too high. Vichy France was horrible.

Lexusgs430:
The same party macron insulted (initially), is the same party he asked people to vote for.....

So he sensibly resigns, then returns in the future, for another bite of the cherry......

You can only delay, you can't deny....... 😂😬

Is that wuruwuru though? When push came to shove, they came together. To me and to many French people that's all that matters.

Whew,it was close

Lexusgs430:
With their wuruwuru last minute dotcom arrangements..........😜😁

Wuruwuru? Do tell me more...I was under the impression that people stood down for others and pulled together to put disgusting le pen in her place. Macron called their bluff and once again, the French rejected the far right.

I wish they would fly off into the sun already.

Vive la France!!!!! Yay!!!!!!

Only the US remaining now