The Queen's Speech - Newsnight would like to know what we think of it

[JustineMumsnet]

Good morning Mumsnetters,
Newsnight's Michael Crick is coming to visit and wants to know about what we all think of the government's plans as to be revealed (but of course already heavily trailed) in the Queen's Speech Today.

Here's a helpful summary from the BBC.

So what are your thoughts please?

PW, we already have them! isn't that what the academies are all about?

Yes MD I think I'm missing the fine distinction btw academies and Tory plans tbh - probably something arcane to do with funding?

"Stoats for GOATS"??

That one went right over my head. Could someone explain to me? Please?

Well, I am Worcester Woman, but not quite in the way they mean I think.

It's a description of the group who a party think they need to target most to gain votes - like Mondeo Man.

Academies are no longer culty though are they? They have to stick to national curriculum and teach true things now.

did anyone hear anything abou tht Byron report?

wel SOME of us have no idea what is says as we have been at chuffing WORK all day s- newsnight can report that if they like.

Well, and some grammar schools are run by voluntary weirdo organisations too.

But it's all a bit, um, medieval isn't it? Like dying of bubonic plague, we kind of know how to do things better now...

removes nerf bullet from eye socket

Some of us chuffing work in between and alongside MN, Juan.

Teaching true stuff? How un-thrusting.

Stoats for GOATs was about how all GB's government of all the talents (GOATS) bods have gone to the Lords (hence stoat = ermine ) Basically was tremendously laboured joke.

we narrolwy escaped an academy recently.

SOME OF US CANT get mn at work and a good thing too imo

you wanna sort out working from home Juan

I'll be voting for the party that introduced "gulags for slags" during their leader's party conference speech. That must be the tories, right? Oh, err....

i not only dont know who I am voting for i cant remember who i voted for in the past.

Well, you could argue that the state educating all children according to a nationally agreed curriculum is a bit Stalinist...

Cannot agreee that educational standards have improved in the last 20 or so years. It's not all about money - its about educational orthodoxy and the celebration of mediocrity.

Teaching true stuff? Nah, my credo is Never Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story...

I mean, it did me no harm...according to my history A level,absolutely nothing happened outside Europe during the Middle Ages, but heaven's what did happen was stirring stuff!

And I even got told that there was some old Beardy bloke who could see me even when I was on the loo. Very creepy.

A swing-voting MN-posting teacher... there'll be camera crews on your doorstep by tomorrow morning Juan.

Thanks, policywonk. Got it now.

We need to get Max Clifford to thrash out the best newspaper deal for her....

and sentencer
i know
i can be a test tube voter.

as long as i dont have to go into the jungle.
I have NO MEMORY of havign voted for anyone - altho' in these 'ere parts the current guy has been in since they signed the magna carta so it makes no difference.

Maybe i'll be disaffected and spoil my paper - take it ona day trip, but it things you know,

"buy" it things

i dont think Butts come into it. At least only in the tory party.

baboom tish

...let it stay up late on a school night and eat biscuits in bed....

oh yes
serve it alcopops at family dos.

arf