David Oates
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David Oates
@Oates27
Children's book writer and illustrator. DM for commissions or workshops. All views my own.
Suffolk Katılım Şubat 2009
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It's not the fact that summer hasn't arrived yet that is the problem.
It's the constant teasing.
Summer: oh look temps going up, it's going up maybe it's time to put on shorts.... Psych! Flash floods.
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Oh, this is exciting. South Norfolk has never been Conservative for 75yrs.
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He's not the Messiah, he's a very racist boy.
theguardian.com/politics/artic…
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Breaking news: Tories warn that if Labour get into power their MPs will start hiding in your wardrobe and jumping out in the middle of the night.
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Rebecca Butler@rebeccabutlerm2
**Quick reminder for @UKLabour** The @Conservatives paid every single person £6000 during the pandemic. That’s £410 billion. You were perfectly happy to sit at home on your arse doing nothing then, most of your voters will continue to do so now. @RishiSunak #furlough
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@PieCorbett One of the first (according to my younger self anyway) proper chapter books I read. It like I as the reader was being treated with more respect , like I wasn't been spoken down to. The themes felt important but it was still exciting.
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This was a cracking series that helped turn many younger reasserts into lifelong readers.
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@NickCorston @warwickmansell Well they don't do they is the simple answer. They created a very safe manifesto. With the majority they're being forecast, it could be a very interesting few years for education.
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@Oates27 @warwickmansell Fair point but would it really make you vote for someone else?
Why do they need to dot every i and cross t with such a lead?
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How much continuity will there be between the last 14 years of education policymaking and what will happen under a Labour government? A couple of aspects of Labour's manifesto suggest some acceptance of Conservative reforms, controversial though they can be. For example...
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An equally amazing day 2 of our conference! Tara @TheAdultsChange showed us the impact of when adults change their language & behaviour, whilst @JohnLewisRetail, @UniofSuffolk & our own Family Business highlighted some pathways for care leavers. A big thank you to all who came!
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Labour's manifesto for education once again does nothing to persuade me to vote for them on the strength of that alone.
More of the same, nothing radical and dancing around the edges of issues with education. 😡
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Bubba: X squash a spider at school today.
Wife (without thinking): X is a dick.
Bubba: X is a dick! Why is he a dick?
Me to wife: you're dealing that phone call tomorrow then...
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Man I thought I had it tough as a child. We didn't pay for the sky movie upgrade, still had the other channels though.
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BREAKING: UK economy flatlined in April - with growth slowing to 0% - as signs of recovery from last year’s recession fade.
A blow to Rishi Sunak’s hopes of signalling strong bounceback before general election next month @phillipinman reports theguardian.com/business/artic…
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Darn significant tributes to huge historical events, you'd think that they'd be able to stick to the timetable.
ITV News@itvnews
‘It was incredible, but it just ran over. Apologies for keeping you’ @RishiSunak sits down for an interview with @PaulBrandITV last week after leaving D-Day events in France early Watch full interview on the Tonight programme on ITV at 7pm itv.com/news/2024-06-1…
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In his interview with @PaulBrandITV Rishi Sunak says that he had to go without “lots of things” as a child growing up, including “Sky TV”. Will do little to convince voters he can relate.
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🔥 Breaking: The Conservatives’ manifesto pledge to protect per-pupil funding in real terms could lead to the biggest school budget reduction for fifty years and result in workforce cuts and school closures, @theIFS has warned
schoolsweek.co.uk/tory-funding-p…
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