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[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@DAaronovitch A lot of people have joined the Greens with questionable views which aren’t compatible with each other. They need to work out what they want to do and have processes which don’t scare the average voter off. The current model of party democracy doesn’t do that.

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@DirtyDomDom LA knight is way better than Max Dupri

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@Broookilla138 @JellybeansRSA @MeghanMcCain 1. No major wars since WW2
2. Life expectancy is up 20 years for men and women
3. Child mortality down
4. Disposable income much higher
5. Indoor toilets
6. Central heating
7. Air quality improved no pea soupers

This list is pretty massive

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@DAaronovitch @GoodwinMJ @nadhimzahawi Missing out on the inherent contradiction in arguing (Correctly) for meritocracy whilst also complaining that white kids are not getting into Grammar schools. It should be a wake up call if anything.

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@valdore420 @DundeePiccolo @BellaWallerstei So true

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@DundeePiccolo @BellaWallerstei In 1999 it took roughly 8000 Hours for someone on a median wage to afford an average house now it’s about 14000 hours.

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@crit_gen @DAaronovitch Eight years ago this issue was on Nobody’s Radar just see this clip from the Bill Maher Show https://t.co/ZJOun0GTTa

[Katharine Birbalsingh @Miss_Snuffy]

Michaela has two grammar schools nearby - one for boys and one for girls.

At 11, top set kids don’t get in. The ones who might have had a chance, sit the exam and don’t pass it.

Then they attend Michaela: we are their consolation prize.

But 5 years later, they get, on average, more than 2 grades higher on their GCSEs thanks to what they and their teachers do: work hard, no excuses, traditional values and teaching, warm/strict discipline, drive, ambition, and above all, the ability to ignore the haters.

They get GCSE grades that compete with Eton that costs over 50k per year.

They (and other lower ability Michaela kids) then do their A levels, do so well to compete with Winchester and other big boarding schools that cost a bomb.

In a school building with no trees, no grass, no sports hall, no car park for the staff to park their cars! With the trains so loud next to us that the heads of year can barely be heard in the asphalt yard.

Then their headteacher posts a ‘Hooray’ online with a few videos of them getting their results.

Happy kids. How lovely. 🥰

But what do the haters do?

ATTACK!

Over and over.

How dare I be happy our kids have done well! Apparently saying ‘hooray’ is ‘crowing’ and ‘over the top’ and I should shut the hell up. How dare I say anything: I should hang my head in shame apparently.

Without irony, these same people post about Jason Arday and how the hate sent his way was unforgivable.

But your hate for me has no bounds.

I said ‘Hooray’.

ONE WORD. ONE F’ing WORD.

You people are the worst hypocrites imaginable.

Inner city kids do incredibly well and you dare to criticise this as some kind of abomination.

Do some inner soul searching.

God knows, you need it.

When our GCSE results come out on Thursday, I expect the hate to come again. That will be despite the comprehensive intake given to us by the council like any other school, kids starting below their chronological reading ages etc.

The hate is always the worst in August: because that is when results come out.

Nothing you all hate more than seeing inner city kids succeed. Videos with brown and black kids celebrating.

You just can’t stand it.

Depraved and disgusting.

That’s what you are.

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@sharrond62 Most sociology PhDs sounds a little silly in their own way. It’s still possible to do a PhD at Cambridge in “Building risk prediction models, analyzing multi-omics and electronic health records, and applying machine learning to large-scale human cohorts”

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@afneil Always remember to read paragraph 5c before taking on @afneil https://t.co/olmRAL4Pk3

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

A cut above the rest.

Spain are men's World Cup winners for the second time.

Ferran Torres' fine strike in the second half of extra time earned them a 1-0 win over 10-man Argentina — and glory on football's grandest stage.

Already European champions, Luis de la Fuente's side now rule the football world — much like they did during their golden era between 2008 and 2012. Lamine Yamal, who has only just turned 19, already has a World Cup and European championship to his name.

Total control and rarely shaken off their stride — they only conceded one goal throughout the entire tournament — you wouldn't bet against this Spain side achieving more glory in the coming years.

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@PippyBing Finals are rarely particularly exciting

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@TeamGB Fantastic

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@UTDIMole Nicholas Anelka

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@Boston_2019_ @Glinner That would be an ecumenical matter

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@Sakaextra2

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@jonawils @BrankoMilan A very Jonathan Wilson answer there your probably the one person in the world who is familiar with all those documents.

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@SimonMiller316 I like a bit of chaos and unpredictability in my wrestling. But it’s also using the top guys to elevate those wrestlers who have been upper mid card for far too long. Lots of stories to finish

[peter Garrett @peterGarre23648]

@soccertorey Eric Dier and Harry Kane