Dumbing Down Of Exams?

April 11, 2011 at 5:12 pm

And who says exams are getting easier, eh? The New York Times has just published a pdf of the Harvard Entrance Exam for 1869 Now TheEye must confess to a bit of an advantage with the Mathematics questions, and most of the History and Geography question look achievable; but Latin, Greek, […]

Sesame Street

April 10, 2011 at 3:22 pm

Soooo, okay then. This is an interesting idea reported by the BBC on Friday. The United States is funding a Pakistani remake of the popular TV children’s show Sesame Street.In a new effort to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, USAID – the development arm of the US government – is […]

Legal Action O’ The Day

April 9, 2011 at 7:54 am

Bernadette M_____ v. Northern Trust, National Association, et al., No. CGC 11-510013 (San Francisco Super. Ct. filed Apr. 7, 2011). Employment complaint for sex, age and race discrimination. The plaintiff, an Irish citizen, suffered through a Mr. Potato Head contest organized by defendant Cameron in which potatoes were decorated to […]

Global ID Cards

April 8, 2011 at 7:09 am

And so we have the scary news that the head of Interpol has called for a globally verifiable electronic identity card (e-ID) system for migrant workers at an international forum on “citizen ID projects, e-passports, and border control management“. Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said: “At a time when global […]

Video: Elliot Morley Pleads Guilty To £32k Theft

April 7, 2011 at 6:22 pm

….and that’s bound to be just the tip of his own personal thieving iceberg. Unfortunately the criminal justice system doesn’t contain judicial powers to force-feed someone their own scrotum. Which is a shame, really.

Question Time LiveBlog 7th April 2011

April 7, 2011 at 2:28 pm

Question Time tonight comes from Oxford. On the panel tonight we have Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt MP, Caroline “female window dressing” Flint MP, Jo Swinson MP, Labour “Lord” Robert Winston and gay luvvie Simon Callow. The LiveBlog will also cover the demented This […]

O tempora! O mores!

April 7, 2011 at 1:56 pm

Once again, apologies for lack of posting this week. We’ll be back this evening as usual  for the Question Time LiveChat. In the meantime, this must be the most effective Age Verification page around. Makes you feel old, eh?

Apologies

April 5, 2011 at 2:08 am

Apologies for the lack of blogging over the last couple of days. Normal service will be resumed…hopefully tomorrow.

Question Time LiveBlog 31st March 2011

March 31, 2011 at 5:58 pm

Question Time tonight comes from London. At the time of writing this (approx 7pm) confirmed panelists according to the BBC Question Time website are Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, Sarah Teather MP, Diane Abbott MP and the regularly tedious Clive Anderson. It’s unclear whether an extra panelist is yet  to be […]

Limiting Free Speech

March 29, 2011 at 7:57 pm

Watch and weep. 78% of “British” Muslims want limits on free speech when it comes to criticizing their religion.