Question for socialists

[Bagpuss]

So would you say then Bagpuss that the standard of education and the behaviour of children has improved in the last 30 years?

As Mich implies you could take any period where the elders of society assume things are getting worse and it is the fault of the young and the government. I can see why you are picking the last 30 years, it's a typical subjective trap, it's your lifetime, and as you grow into being your Mum and Dad you have to despise what you once admired and vice versa.

Hello Baggers old bean! Will we be seeing more of you?

Hi Mich, prefer to watch from the sidelines these days, but sometimes it's hard to resist.

[EternalOptimist]

I finished O-levels in the seventies, and I remember a pass with an E grade was thought of as being OK, because in those days many more kids failed exams.

Nowadays a D or an E grade is considered a failure.

Lets not beat about the bush. New Labour, Blair and Brown have wrecked this country
the turds

and thats not subjective, because some bloke down the pub said the same

[d000hg]

I finished O-levels in the seventies, and I remember a pass with an E grade was thought of as being OK, because in those days many more kids failed exams.

Nowadays a D or an E grade is considered a failure.

At the end of the two-year GCSE course, candidates receive a grade for each subject that they have sat. The pass grades, from highest to lowest, are: A* (pronounced 'A-star'), A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
GCSEs are part of the National Qualifications Framework. A GCSE at grades D–G is a Level 1 qualification, while a GCSE at grades A*–C is a Level 2 qualification. As one would expect, GCSEs at A*-C (Level 2) are much more desirable and insisted on by many employers and educational institutions.
Those who fail a course are given a U (unclassified) and the subject is not included on their certificates.
Students can also receive an X grade which signifies that they have only completed part of the course or key elements such as coursework are missing and so an appropriate grade cannot be given. A Q (query) grade means that the clarification is needed by the exam board, whom the school should contact. Both X and Q are normally temporary grades and replaced with a regular grade (A*-G or U) when the situation has been resolved.

Nothing is ever simple. I'd quite like to have an X or Q grade in something.

[MarillionFan]

Lets not beat about the bush. New Labour, Blair and Brown have wrecked this country
the turds

and thats not subjective, because some bloke down the pub said the same

WHS +1

It is truly incredible how we went from the sick man of Europe pre-Thatcher to the Lance Armstrong of Europe and then got sold down the river by New Labour and it's ridiculous socialist agenda. Frankly I would like to punch anyone in the face who thinks that 'Blair or Brown' did a good job.