Rants
Doubts and defiance … yet still we rise, resilience and resolve
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This online scrapbook is still (June 2026) evolving, still a draft for consultation and feedback, not a finished product. After further reflection, and in the light of comments, suggestions and contributions from others, it will be slightly expanded during 2026 and further tidied.
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MOANS AND MOCKERY, DOUBT AND DEFIANCE
We Hold This Truth to be Self-Evident - a new era in education
'to accept, appreciate and enjoy inequality'
The Components of our Success - reflections on a great decade
'our race and for our nation'
Immigration and Assimilation - government funding and evaluation
'ethnic fingerprinting and careers guidance’
Accustomed As We Are - you’ll go places, I'm sure
'a real community spirit in our office'
Grateful for Your Suggestions - answers to your queries
'school improvement for underclass control'
Yet Another Muslim Plot - new research on the Trojan Horse
'the King secretly a Muslim'
Most of Them are Marxists, You Know - enemies of promise
'implacably opposed to excellence'
YET STILL WE RISE — RESILIENCE AND RESOLVE
Words and Platforms - reminders for oppressors
'middle-class, global north, senior, male, white'
Think Danny Boyle, not Daily Mail - reminders for politicians
'not mean, ungenerous, narrow, fearful, controlling'
Be a Morning Person - reminders for parents, carers and teachers
'say simply good morning, very simply, with love, good morning'
Stress and Struggle - reminders for everyone
'unlimited potential — hope, fresh thoughts, action, life'
The Elephant in the Empire - reminders for the future
'process, metacrisis, unfinished'
'Looking Forward - a private memorandum'