@JerryBarnett We used to play on the railway line, swim in the canal & dare each other to misuse the (already pretty dangerous) playground equipment to make it more fun.
We also used to scream "pervert" at any old bloke who got too close & "grooming" meant having a wash & using a comb!
When I was training as a teacher in Leeds/Bradford in the 90s, I decided not to teach, it was common knowledge that the local Pakistanis came from a particular part of Pakistan that was impoverished and uneducated. These were the families whose daughters disappeared during the summer months never to return to school, shipped off to Pakistan and forced to marry a cousin. No-one discussed how to stop it or even a desire to. These were just how things were.
Same as the “child prostitutes” who didn’t come to school very often.
The teachers and education welfare officers I came into contact with were all the same. Just part of a system that didn’t care, didn’t occur to any of them that these girls deserved better.
Systems are made up of people, they don’t just occur. They are made by every decision each person makes.
@sappholives83@JournalistJill APPEAL THE SENTENCE IMMEDIATELY.
There is a short time limit - appears 28 days for Crown Court sentences.
Appears anyone can.
David Lammy’s proposals to restrict the right to jury trial have been examined by the Justice Committee of the House of Commons.
And. Well. Um.
It’s *quite* the report.
I think it’s actually worse than politely scathing.
It’s embarrassing 👇🏼🪡🧵
a fourth of what I made as a professor. So what do I think I think of greedy men who, already with a cushy university salary, monetise their "expertise" on Substack and create bogus companies to diversify their income stream? You are right, I hold them in contempt.
@Diana_L_040975@kelly_ques 😂 Sorry Americans. This was amusing but I mean no harm.
The US is big and has diverse landscapes, with many lovely people but I probably know more American states than most Americans know separate nation states.