Corbynomics: A Dystopia

gadgetmind

Moby wrote: »

It was particularly bad in the seventies!

Yup, my secondary school years fitted into that decade.

I was in the first year of comprehensive....when it changed from Grammar and Secondary Modern.

I got into a grammar school which was forced by my 3rd year to go comprehensive and coeducational. It pretty much destroyed it as a school and it's been failing ever since.

My parents made me wear the school uniform.

Shorts and a cap for me at age 11!

Needless to say I used to get the cr*p kicked out of me day after day!:eek: I hated my school days!

Pretty mixed for me. I was always very strong in maths and science, but fairly rubbish at everything else (due to complete lack of interest) so not seen as too dangerously swotty.

What got me was the lack of ambition in many. Same school as others, same opportunities, but no aspirations beyond smoking, sex, alcohol, crime and dole, so not prepared to work hard enough to achieve more.

Spidernick

setmefree2 wrote: »

There is absolutely no talent in the Labour party. Blair was surrounded by talent but they are all aged 60+ and 70+ now. It's as if Generation X and Y never joined the Labour Party, maybe they just didn't find the Labour Party relevant?

Isn't the same true of politics generally? The average standard of politicians today on all sides is far lower than it was 20 years ago, I would suggest.

CLAPTON

Spidernick wrote: »

Isn't the same true of politics generally? The average standard of politicians today on all sides is far lower than it was 20 years ago, I would suggest.

you're not 20 years older now are you, by any chance?

Generali

Spidernick wrote: »

Isn't the same true of politics generally? The average standard of politicians today on all sides is far lower than it was 20 years ago, I would suggest.

I don't know. I think that there are some very able politicians on the Tory side of the floor. Ms May is a great example but George Osborne is clearly a very canny operator having managed to steal a huge amount of the centre ground from Labour. Even Mr Cameron seems like he might be able to lance the terrible boil in the party that is the EU.

Labour do seem to have something of a talent problem.

Mistermeaner

Thinking about talent in the labour party a light hearted diversion....

http://sexymp.co.uk/

kinger101

Mistermeaner wrote: »

Thinking about talent in the labour party a light hearted diversion....

http://sexymp.co.uk/

It's not the same now Ann Widdecombe left Parliament.

michaels

Mistermeaner wrote: »

Thinking about talent in the labour party a light hearted diversion....

http://sexymp.co.uk/

I was forced to cut my todger off and seal up all orifices rather than answer the first question :eek:

Thrugelmir

Generali wrote: »

Labour do seem to have something of a talent problem.

Arguably an identity problem to resolve first. Even those with potential are appearing to distance themselves from key positions. Perhaps JC is a reincarnation of Moses and intends spending 40 years in the Wilderness.

setmefree2

Moby wrote: »

In my secondary school I was bullied for trying to get good results in exams. The demarcation boundaries re. class opportunity is pehaps starker here in the UK than most western countries.

I'm sure this is no longer true - especially for those attending London state schools. I think you would get a shock as to how super-competitive it is in today's state primary and secondary schools. I guess it's true to say that we have Tony Blair and his education secretaries to thank for that (if I'm being honest).

setmefree2

Spidernick wrote: »

Isn't the same true of politics generally? The average standard of politicians today on all sides is far lower than it was 20 years ago, I would suggest.

The Tory benches seem full of talent these days. It wasn't always like this, the Tories went through a really talentless period post Thatcher imho.