Dr. Sir Sloth Armada 🦄

Physics teacher and anonymous internet sloth.

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@blahaj98601 @PAHoyeck You need to check the 7 as well, to make sure it doesn't have an A on the other side

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@SandyofSuffolk On the first point: however you define the class "foreigners" to exclude, you could no longer connect National Insurance contributions from the same group. You almost certainly lose more money from foreigners in work that you gain by removing benefits.

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@BruceHistorian It really is the assessment version of Churchill's take on democracy, isn't it? There is a lot not to like about pen and paper, timed and invigilated exams but every alternative has even bigger, more serious problems.

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Reform might, and presumably hope to, be in government in three years time. If so, I suspect they will rapidly discover that a lot of the things they are saying now haven't been done yet because they're very complex and difficult.

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As far as I can figure out, Reform's announcement on PIP etc boils down to a nebulous idea that they'll have some magic way of assessing entitlement more accurately, to remove the payment from those claiming it "falsely" while ensuring those who genuinely need it still get it.

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(b) Reform, specifically (this applies to the Greens too) have a single-digit number of MPs and aren't yet *really seriously* contending for a parliamentary majority. They can promise whatever sounds popular to their base without too much care for whether it works in real life.

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@WallaceMack_ And 500 of the same screws was probably about $20, but if you have no use for the other 475 you can't get the cost efficiency. Small packs of screws are criminally high-margin.

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@AnnieEaves The admissions process is absolutely NOT just a process of ranking from most to least clever: it is about choosing the students most likely to thrive in the specific, unusual system that sets Cambridge and Oxford apart. Not everyone will learn well in, or enjoy, that system.

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@AnnieEaves Given the background of the student (which, I agree, looks like someone who "should" get in) it is very likely that his interviewers didn't think he would suit the supervision system of teaching. Precisely what that means will vary by subject and, a little, by college.

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@theninakai What, only allow students to study A Levels at all if they get largely 8s and 9s in their GCSEs?
Michaela's sixth form is incredibly selective: based on their entry requirements the AAA average performance is good, but nowhere near as impressive as it sounds without the context.

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@ChristianJW1968 Agreed. We had one girl who has slogged like a trooper for two years straight through a tough home life, was worried she'd get a C and she got an A. A couple of ours who really should have had A*s also got As.