'Disadvantaged' get easier entry

"University places will be offered to "disadvantaged" pupils with examination grades lower than minimum course requirements under a new national scheme according to the Telegraph."

Good God! My Evil Daughter's been disadvantaged! I've withdrawn all her privileges for badness! So has the school (very good comprehensive ex-grammar school) which has refused (quite rightly) to have her back for the Upper Sixth and if any University in it's right mind admits her after that I may have to make a unilateral tax strike in protest! I fear though such disadvantage is not what they mean.

Now if the current chav that she's dating were to father a baby on her all might be different - at Leeds Uni anyway... But I fail to see why the hell that should beget her any kind of special treament!

How can I have spawned a son who was Head of House, got straight A's, went to King's to read Philosophy and think, and then HER?! Spoilt or what? Aaaaaaaaghhh!

Happy St Georges' Day!

I am SOOOOOOOOO glad I'm English!

Google has taken the right attitude...

Behold! Oh ye of little faith!

Thus the work of a Tonka toy may be marvelled at!



'Tis not commonly thought of as a gardening tool...however, ye olde allotment holders doth marvel at the efficiency of said tool!

Double digging? Ea-sy! Ea-sy!

Spring has definitely sprung

I've been doing a spot of gardening.

We recently had a letter from the council about the state of the allotment. Admittedly it was a bit dire but that's no reason to take it off us. It had got away from the boy last year, but heck you don't get all those A grades by keeping your veg plot up to scratch.

So we decided to take it in hand. Well actually Mrs C decided I should take it in hand. She required double digging if you please. With manure. And helpfully suggested I hire a machine. It seems she had a different sort of machine in mind though...something in more of the rotivator line...