Imagine a world where Eton awarded its own A-levels. No one else could take them and, if you got an A grade in, for example, chemistry, it was worth more than an A grade in the same subject from any other exam board. It would be hideously unfair. Etonians would…
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Suspending Parliament sounds terrible, right? The sort of thing that only happens in banana republics and dictatorships? Errrr not really. Most years, Parliament is suspended for several days in the Autumn, while men in tights polish everything furiously before Her Majesty arrives to give the Queen’s Speech. Plus the place…
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For well over a year there’s been a steady trickle of local families with autistic children coming to my weekly surgery. They’ve been having problems getting the all-important diagnosis to unlock vital extra funds and support at school. Some of them are having to wait months or even years to…
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Minister of State for the North, John Penrose, has said action is needed to tackle unregulated activity on Lough Foyle. He promised London will work with Dublin to ensure aquaculture is properly regulated on the waterway. Mr. Penrose made the commitments after DUP MP Gregory Campbell queried the extent of diplomatic…
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