Sticks and Stones David Scott Sticks and stones may break my bones, goes the children’s rhyme, but words can never hurt me. This old playground chant may soon require updating. Words, you see, do not necessarily have the meanings you think.
Why Are There "Huge Gaps In Britain's Defences"? Brian Gerrish The top brass offer highly unconvincing explanations for the brand destruction of the British military.
Lady Smith, #ReleaseTheTape Brian Gerrish Do we just have to take Lady Smith's word for it that there is no crass racism in the Scottish judiciary?
#FakeNews: An Impartial Inquiry? Alex Thomson, Eastern Approaches The parliamentary inquiry into "fake news", or at least the Home Office, may have certain axes to grind.
Academies Are The Answer; What Was The Question? John Roper The Government presses ahead with its drive to make all English state schools academies running on business models, despite the lack of consensus behind this change.
"Great, We've Got A Student Teacher!" John Roper A teacher looks at the state of teacher training and recruitment in Britain anno 2017.
Inclusive not Included David Scott Words matter - as was recently pointed out by a member of the audience at "What's wrong with Named Person".
