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[Blobcat]

Ah the old school uniform debate/ tool of dominance. I remember leaving assembly we had our deputy headmistress and 1-2 other female teachers who's job that morning was to measure the heels of your shoe with a ruler, GOD they must have loved their job. If they didn't like your choice of trainers you missed PE and had to sit there yet if you forgot your gym bottoms you were expected to run in your underwear (and yes this did happen a few times in classes I was in until parents got involved).

The only big stink I remember happening to anyone in my year was a girl in my class got braids almost like cornrows on holiday and her hair bleached. A few teachers complained only because they felt it was their job to. We had more issues with teachers manhandling students which, at the time, was barely complained about but in the years after any wiff of a teacher even nudging a kid was called a pedo, whilst one of our technology teachers would regulalr drag boys around by their shirt collars and push them around. My friend was shoved in his class for GCSE when her choice was full and he was the No.1 teacher she despised so just stopped going to his classes and sat in the library in prostest.

[charlesr]

My GF was saying they used to check the colour of the girls' knickers.

[Asura]

New episode of Tory is a Molester is out
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...droidApp_Other

This is a really weird one though, because there was a story flying around Twitter just before it that a certain politician was caught in the act of fellatio with their latest partner in their public office. I'm not going to say who because I haven't looked up if it has been substantiated, but apparently Private Eye were going on about it?

Basically, I guess it is down to the school. In my experience the uniform was a good thing.

Your experience matches mine in one respect, that I too came from a background where if we hadn't had a uniform, I would definitely have been the kid in no-name clothes. We weren't destitute, I had nice things but I know we wouldn't have been able to afford enough branded stuff had I needed to wear it every weekday.

Additionally though, I never really got the whole branded thing, and I went to a school in a part of the world where non-conformity is something to be stamped out, with teachers who just wanted things to be quiet. Like "Steve's being bullied because he listens to metal music on his walkman" would lead to "Steve, have you tried listening to more normal music?"

[QualityChimp]

didn't stop half my class becoming teenage pregnancies, persistent truants or heroin addicts.

Man, you got some crazy-ass GCSE qualifications in the North East!

[QualityChimp]

However, going back to what Asura has said, how we're talking about school uniform at length and possibly the revelation of another Tory MP resigning from his role as Deputy Chief Whip after getting so pissed he could hardly stand and groped a couple of male staffers.

How weird is it that nobody seems to be talking about the latest Boris Johnson revelation?
Is it because there's no "hard" evidence (sorry for that mental image)?
Literally, just Private Eye have spoken about it.

We got the story about how when Johnson was Foreign Secretary, he tried to get a six-figure job in the Foreign Office for Carrie (then Symonds) Johnson, who was his mistress at the time.
Then the story got mysteriously pulled from the later edition of The Times.
The Streisand Effect of the story made people look into it even more than if it had just been chalked up as another day another scandal.
Downing Street got the story pulled mid print run.
The reason why they asked it to be pulled wasn't the revelation that Johnson was trying to give his mistress a job, but that she was caught giving him a blow job in the office and getting caught was the reason she didn't get the job.

The second aspect to look at is not only the corruption in office, but also the power Downing Street have over the press.
One call and a paper stops printing.
Nobody except Private Eye reporting on this.

Think about David Mellor and the revelation that he was having an affair and had to resign?
All that business about toe sucking in a Chelsea shirt was made up by Max Clifford.
There's none of that for Johnson.
Why did Hancock resign for getting caught with his mistress, but Johnson does not?

This story even writes itelf!
"Jobs for Jobs"
"Johnson out to get Johnson in"

Side note: this was incredibly tricky to write whilst trying to avoid innuendo!

[Yakumo]

This is a really weird one though, because there was a story flying around Twitter just before it that a certain politician was caught in the act of fellatio with their latest partner in their public office. I'm not going to say who because I haven't looked up if it has been substantiated, but apparently Private Eye were going on about it?



Your experience matches mine in one respect, that I too came from a background where if we hadn't had a uniform, I would definitely have been the kid in no-name clothes. We weren't destitute, I had nice things but I know we wouldn't have been able to afford enough branded stuff had I needed to wear it every weekday.

Additionally though, I never really got the whole branded thing, and I went to a school in a part of the world where non-conformity is something to be stamped out, with teachers who just wanted things to be quiet. Like "Steve's being bullied because he listens to metal music on his walkman" would lead to "Steve, have you tried listening to more normal music?"

Metal music. Oh man. In my school Def Leaped was the band to be in to. Of course, I got the piss taken out of me for liking Pet Shop Boys. But yeah

[Hirst]

I've no problem with uniforms for the reasons above, I just think it should be as cheap and readily-available as possible. Standard colours, no branding or school logos, should be able to get every bit of it from a supermarket or workwear supplier. And kids are always going to be cheeky and try to work round the rules, but the schools really need to use some common sense sometimes instead of obsessing over what a bunch of dopey kids look like in shorts or with a weird haircut.

Pony is a blast from the past. Anyone remember Mercury? Best trainers I ever had. I never had any time for non-uniform day either, my folks didn't have a fortune and I'd always rather games than branded clothes. I remember people banging on about Nike Air, Jordans, Reebok Pump and all that and my thoughts were always how many games you could get instead. I think the only clothing item I ever asked for was a Global Hypercolor t-shirt that I wore to death.

[charlesr]

Rumours circulating Johnson has got his hairdresser pregnant. Sounds unlikely. You can't get a balloon pregnant

[fishbowlhead]

Rumours circulating Johnson has got his hairdresser pregnant. Sounds unlikely. You can't get a balloon pregnant

Johnson: hold my beer.

[Asura]

Johnson: hold my beer.

It'll be mindboggling if so. Does the guy have The Apple of Eden from Assassin's Creed or something?

I know "gift of the gab" is a thing but what person looks at that creature and thinks "yep, I'll have his dick inside me"

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jul/01/ofcom-may-extend-tv-ad-breaks-in-review-of-broadcasting-rules

TV ad breaks may be longer and more frequent soon. They OfCom is making the call but presumably it's Disney in an effort to hasten the death of standard TV

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/01/labour-never-strike-deal-snp-keir-starmer-pledge

Labour to vow never to enter coalition with the SNP

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I really don't see how. The public will care a lot less about sleazey Tory than they will Johnson lying to them as their loved ones died. He can't do much in way of punishment either without undermining his own continuation in the face of scandal either

[QualityChimp]

I wouldn't quote Dan Hodges as a reliable source because he's a Mail on Sunday writer and *checks notes* a bit of a twat.

[Neon Ignition]

I need to find out more about who writes for which outlet

[Golgo]

Man gets wankered, acts disgracefully, owns up and resigns immediately. By Tory standard this is admirable. How is this more damaging than the implausible denials from other sleazy bastards and lawbreakers still in government?