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Blair seeks to curb barred pupils Jul 20

It’s getting to the point when everytime the Government opens its collective mouth I despair.

The prime minister is suggesting parents should be forced to give up work to supervise their children if they are suspended from school.

At least there is some good news for civil liberties today:

A 15-year-old boy has won a landmark High Court challenge to the legality of child curfew zones used to tackle anti-social behaviour.

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BNP founder dies Jul 19

John Tyndall, the founder of the BNP who was due to appear in court on Thursday, has died. Perhaps one of those occasions where people would’ve "said it three times"?

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Spooky Jul 18

On March 26th, I watched the first episode of the new series of Doctor Who on a big screen in London. Shortly before it began, we saw on the news that former PM Lord Callaghan had died.

Last night, BBC3 began repeating the series. Shortly afterwards, the news was reporting the death of former PM Sir Edward Heath.

No further comment in necessary, although I’m still very much looking forward to the Christmas special.

(Shamelessly cribbed from some smart non-bloggers who pick up on this sort of thing.)

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LibDems win Cheadle by-election Jul 15

BBC: Lib Dems win Cheadle by-election – Mark Hunter won the Cheadle by-election for the LibDems with a 3,657 majority. Former Tory MP Stephen Day lost – again. Labour lost their deposit.