‘He concentrates far too much on football,’ a teacher at City of Leicester Boys wrote on Gary Winston Lineker’s last school report card. ‘He’ll never make a living at that.’ Even though he was one of the best football players to have ever played for England, Lineker only became wealthy after retiring by working as aContinue reading “The Golden Boy”
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Britain’s Strictest Headteachers
One of Britain’s strictest headteachers has blasted ‘gentle’ middle-class parenting tactics for eroding traditional child-rearing methods and destroying working-class families. Katharine Birbalsingh, who co-founded and leads the Michaela Community School in Brent, north London, said that parents should embrace being authority figures and stop giving their children choices in food and clothes. Speaking in The Times, MsContinue reading “Britain’s Strictest Headteachers”
Bullying Shouldn’t Be Called Bullying
Teachers have been told not to use the word ‘bullies’ to avoid upsetting them – and ordered to call in police when pupils are suspected of hate crime. The latest guidance from the SNP government aimed at cracking down on bullying highlights the importance of tackling prejudice – including misgendering –and ‘microaggressions’. This phrase refers to a deliberateContinue reading “Bullying Shouldn’t Be Called Bullying”
Staff At Newcastle University Urged To Drop Sexist Nicknames
Geordies have slammed Newcastle University for urging researchers to bid ‘Auf Wiedersehen, Pet’ after bosses deemed the slang term sexist. Diversity chiefs labelled the Tyneside lingo ‘patronising’ in an equality and inclusion toolkit issued to researchers. Their seven-page guide instructs readers to ‘avoid… terms, such as girls, pet, or ladies’ and asks that groups areContinue reading “Staff At Newcastle University Urged To Drop Sexist Nicknames”
Pet Peacock Killed By Slingshots And Catapults—Owner Notified, ‘You’re Next’
Yobs killed a family’s beloved pet peacock by shooting it more than 20 times with slingshots and catapults, before contacting the owners to warn them, ‘you’re going to be next’. A family was left in tears after watching River, their peacock, which they rescued from his abusive previous owners, be brutally killed by the sadisticContinue reading “Pet Peacock Killed By Slingshots And Catapults—Owner Notified, ‘You’re Next’”
Blackpool Nurse And Healthcare Worker Who Illegally Drugged Patients For ‘Own Amusement’
A nurse and assistant practitioner have been jailed for a total of ten years and two months after drugging patients for their amusement. Senior nurse Catherine Hudson, 44, and healthcare worker Charlotte Wilmot, 48, were earlier found guilty of the ill-treatment of stroke patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Catherine Hudson illegally sedated two patients andContinue reading “Blackpool Nurse And Healthcare Worker Who Illegally Drugged Patients For ‘Own Amusement’ “
A Mother Faces Judgment After She Reveals Grandmother Steps In To Help Breastfeed Her Baby
Families come in all kinds of various forms and shapes, with all sorts of different ways of doing things that might appear weird to outsiders, and when it comes to breastfeeding mothers, some have a different way of doing things. Breastfeeding has been around since the dawn of time, there’s absolutely nothing unnatural about it.Continue reading “A Mother Faces Judgment After She Reveals Grandmother Steps In To Help Breastfeed Her Baby”
What Does London Truly Mean To You?
London has got to be one of the most visited, most iconic and most loved locations in the world. It’s affluent in history with multiple diverse cultures and numerous wonderful boroughs and neighbourhoods – there’s something just amazing about the place. You could spend years getting lost in London and would still not have experiencedContinue reading “What Does London Truly Mean To You?”
The Baby’s Mother Has Been Heavily Criticised For Piercing Her Daughter’s Ears At One Day Old In The Hospital
A new mum has come under fire for piercing her newborn daughter’s ears after just one day in the hospital, with many parents saying she should wait until the child is old enough to make the decision for herself. The mother, who posts under her daughter’s name, Lara, on TikTok, shared an innocent video ofContinue reading “The Baby’s Mother Has Been Heavily Criticised For Piercing Her Daughter’s Ears At One Day Old In The Hospital”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 