The interesting thing about school closures during covid (agree with them or not) is they had much less impact on long-term academic outcomes than people expected (me included). But much more long-term impact on mental health and attendance.

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I say in the post there are some good ones now. But that's partly because a quarter of them closed and several others have started selecting at 11.

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my mole at the Tel once told me that Heath writes his headlines himself and delights in "triggering the woke", or words to that effect, so yeah, you're all being played like fiddles I'm afraid

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Andy Burnham, "To me, carers should be the best paid people in society, not the worst" "Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad" Andy Burnham praises migrants to the UK who care for our elderly, a stark contrast to Keir-island-of-strangers-Starmer

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When I occasionally visit cities I'm reminded that if I hadn't moved to the the country five years ago, I would absolutely have had some sort of breakdown / falling down moment.

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