Wall Street Isn’t Daycare: Interns Meet the Real World
Many college graduates are discovering they don’t want the high pressure or long hours that white-collar finance firms demand.
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What Is Wrong With Our Unis?
Specialisation, gatekeeping, a culture of non-criticism and politicisation.
The Theories Behind CSE and Who Is Driving It
Presented by Kimberley Isherwood of Public Child Protection Wales.
Here Is Why Our Education Is Doomed
The meteoric rise of feelings-first schooling has ended academic excellence.
This Trial Exposes Deep Council Issues
Council staff often wield more influence than the people elected to oversee them. There is nothing wrong with encouraging cycling or easing congestion. But public infrastructure must reflect reality. Not ideology.
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Who Said Childcare Is Good for Kids?
A bunch of liars and ideological shonks, that’s who.
What Happened to Objectivity, Balance and Honesty?
Objectivity and balance were once the basic tenets of journalism, but the current generation has been encouraged to ignore them. The mainstream media simply ignored views that don’t conform to their own. Or if they acknowledge them, it is only so they could be derided.
Left Double Down on the Streisand Effect
She’s pretty, conservative and likes classic cars and guns.
Winston Peters Gives Media the Finger, and We’re Here for It
The media’s trust deficit isn’t Peters’ fault – it’s yours. You’ve spent years eroding your own credibility with clickbait, bias and a holier-than-thou attitude.
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Face of the Day
A British Transport Police spokesman said: “Officers from BTP have arrested a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire in connection to an assault at St Pancras station on July 28.”
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… mortify (verb): transitive verb 1: to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame 2: to subdue or deaden (the body, bodily appetites, etc.) especially by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort 3 obsolete : to destroy the strength, vitality, or functioning of intransitive verb 1: