Schools should teach children how to think — not what to think. That’s the essence of Margaret Thatcher’s argument: core skills first, ideology nowhere near the classroom. Thatcher maintained that education should focus on literacy, numeracy, and knowledge, not political slogans or partisan ideology. She wasn’t my favourite PM, but on keeping ideology out ofContinue reading “Teach Minds — Don’t Mould Them!”
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Crude Cuts? Not On My Watch
Andy Burnham rules out “crude cuts” to benefits in any attempts to improve welfare. Burnham told LBC: “I’m not going to go with the crude cuts to benefit levels that just put people who are struggling in even worse poverty, and that often creates the backlash, and understandably so. “There’s a different approach, which isContinue reading “Crude Cuts? Not On My Watch”
Black People Cannot Be Racist, Students Told
Pupils in several Sheffield schools have indeed been taught that Black people “cannot be racist” towards white peers, according to multiple UK news reports published on 17–18 May 2026. A cluster of Sheffield schools introduced anti‑racism lesson programs teaching that racism needs structural or cultural influence, and thus Black prejudice toward white people is “notContinue reading “Black People Cannot Be Racist, Students Told”
It’s Not Okay To Be Bad At Maths
Rishi Sunak warns it’s not okay to be bad at maths’ as he steps up his push for everyone to stick with the subject until the age of 18. The Prime Minister will insist that the subject is as important as reading and failure to drive up standards is hurting the economy. The attack onContinue reading “It’s Not Okay To Be Bad At Maths”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 