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I think you can get the measure of the deadness of someone's soul from the fact they kick up a stink about [checks notes] autistic kids wearing ear defenders
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I think you can get the measure of the deadness of someone's soul from the fact they kick up a stink about [checks notes] autistic kids wearing ear defenders
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A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
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Latest from me: on the SEND crisis, the best way through, and the budget: If Labour can invest in infrastructure, it can invest in people, too – starting with the children who need it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Labour can invest in infrastructure, it can invest in people, too – starting with the children who need it | John Harris
Cuts have driven special needs provision to breaking point. I hope Rachel Reeves has learned that austerity is expensive, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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October 27, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Latest from me: on the SEND crisis, the best way through, and the budget: If Labour can invest in infrastructure, it can invest in people, too – starting with the children who need it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Spending on MPs' expenses and staff costs amounts to about £150m each year (0.01% of all spending).
Why do people think that MPs' expenses are in the top three spending items, when they're not in the top three hundred?
Why do people think that MPs' expenses are in the top three spending items, when they're not in the top three hundred?
October 26, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Spending on MPs' expenses and staff costs amounts to about £150m each year (0.01% of all spending).
Why do people think that MPs' expenses are in the top three spending items, when they're not in the top three hundred?
Why do people think that MPs' expenses are in the top three spending items, when they're not in the top three hundred?
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First, there is widespread misunderstanding of tax and spending.
Portland asked respondents to list the top three things Government spends money on:
Portland asked respondents to list the top three things Government spends money on:
October 26, 2024 at 8:34 AM
First, there is widespread misunderstanding of tax and spending.
Portland asked respondents to list the top three things Government spends money on:
Portland asked respondents to list the top three things Government spends money on:
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Here's Emma Duncan in The Times, on Special Educational Needs. What is the matter with these people? (Paywalled: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...)
October 25, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Here's Emma Duncan in The Times, on Special Educational Needs. What is the matter with these people? (Paywalled: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...)
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Right then. I think we've reached a watershed point in the waging of culture wars, and Conservatives ought to see it, and act on it. I wrote this today: What kind of person would drag autistic children into the culture wars? The Kemi Badenoch kind
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What kind of person would drag autistic children into the culture wars? The Kemi Badenoch kind | John Harris
The Tory leadership hopeful paints a picture of special treatment. As the father of an autistic child, I can tell you that’s a lie, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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October 14, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Right then. I think we've reached a watershed point in the waging of culture wars, and Conservatives ought to see it, and act on it. I wrote this today: What kind of person would drag autistic children into the culture wars? The Kemi Badenoch kind
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...