Lefties 9: This will succeed through its success

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Is everyone on Twitter now?

Simon Hughes has been looking v peculiar on tv - just after the election I put it down to exhaustion as he looked and sounded like he was falling asleep - but still the same last time I heard him (drugs? drink??)

Must go to bed. dh out on a rare night on the pop with mates.

As I said, I think Simon Hughes is looking and sounding like he is in great turmoil over this. He will struggle, I think to reconcile cosying up to the intolerance of the Tories; not Cameron but the ordinary members and MPs.

Lenin on my use of private schools: The short story is that I can't reconcile my political views with my desire to put my DC in the best possible position.

See Guy- Kennedy and Ashdown are coming out with concerns on ConLib. This will slowly, very slowly unwind for the LibDems. I spent most of yesterday telling a LD voting friend that they have been consumed.

Look forward to Lib Dem conference today even if it does not matter any more.

I am not twitter-literate either, just have an account.

It is fascinating to hear other people's stories about private education as we have huge rows over it (for about 5 years, DS is only 2).

Lenin; the longer version of my private school story: hadn't contemplated private school until my DS didn't get a place at the very good state school (too many siblings in that year). Rushed around found prep school. DS started to really enjoy and shine learning at prep school. Decide to send young two there as well for convenience and because of success of eldest. DS10 has just got into grammar schools locally but also gets 4 scholarships to 3 good close by private schools including academic and music scholarship to a certain private school. He revels in it all and really wants to go as he is motivated to learning. He understands the social dilemma. He is even reading Selfish Gene by Dawkins and explaining my dilemma to me. I have no idea how he will turn out but I feel that I am giving him very good learning opportunities and his social interaction and outlook is diverse by virtue of a number of other factors.

Other 2 children are also loving the prep school.

So as I said, in short, I cannot fully reconcile my politics with my decision but it doesn't feel that wrong as my parents gave me excellent education opportunities and instilled strong social values which still inform my social conscience. I hope to do the same for DCs.

Not sure if I am succeeding as he was supporting the LDs in the election run up

Private/faith education: nothing a bulldozer can't sort out.

gingercat12 - you make me smile. So even before you got down to business you were booking the school place and debating which school.

How do you feel now.

Coolfonz- I wouldn't complain if you flattened them all. My instinct is to give DC best available. Flatten them all and we are level. Happy with that.

My DS5 doing homework just now had to make a sentence with "said" in it. he decided on "My big brother (10yrs) said that Labour is dead". I had to help him spell Labour but let him

DW has just erased it and we are arguing now

He is 5 years old.

His older brother is now disowning the remark. Probably sensing the sinking LD ship

So much for free bloody speech in this house...and I suspect that DW voted LibDem..all confusing round here