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  • Radiation: RIP Aurora,

    Apologies Graeme - I was just trying to be witty :-)

    Wouldn't people have had pretty low expectations of Billie Piper when she was first cast? Imho she turned out to be one of the most kick arse wonderful of companions, ever.

    Not all Dr Who fans fit Craig's description, but that doesn't stop some of my ilk from trying to give that impression every chance they get. Oy vey.

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 112 posts Report Reply

  • Radiation: RIP Aurora,

    You're a glass half empty kind of person, aren't you Graeme? ;-)

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 112 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: The cane and the strap,

    One of the important points that seems to be getting lost in the media coverage is that this is not just about assaults on teachers. Teachers in schools are in relatively powerful positions - they have high union membership, are (usually) respected members of their communities, and are in general quite highly educated.

    But those being assaulted also include school support staff, who are often treated like second class citizens within their own workplaces and certainly do not get the level of respect from parents (or children) that teachers do. Support staff, in particular teacher aides, can lack support from their teacher colleagues, and only about half of them are in the union - they also face pretty precarious employment as many are on illegal fixed terms. They are often not in a position to challenge these assaults and sadly some principals are a bit too fearful of parental pressure to do anything to protect them... Not to mention the potential costs, when school budgets are incredibly stretched already.

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 112 posts Report Reply

  • Radiation: Back to the 80s,

    Thanks for the Dr Who update Paul, that makes me very happy indeed. Although it may result in some fraught decision-making in our household - new episodes of the Simpsons vs new season of the good Dr...

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  • Radiation: Back to the 80s,

    Thanks 3410! Sounds grim.

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 112 posts Report Reply

  • Radiation: Back to the 80s,

    I rather like 30 Rock too, Alec Baldwin is great and Tina Fey (?) is even better.

    Can anyone tell me what happened in the end of The Best Man last night? I saw up to the bit where they were leaving the wedding reception and am very curious...

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 112 posts Report Reply

  • Radiation: Back to the 80s,

    Hey any word on when Prime will show the third season of Doctor Who???

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 112 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: No end of mileage,

    What Haydn said. I've been really stunned at the total absence of actual young people from any of the media coverage of these Big Wig Pow Wows in the last week. If we don't find out from young people what they think might work then we are just going to end up coming up with unworkable plans. Change needs to involve those who we are seeking the change for - something that happens with them not to them. Surely?

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 112 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: The People's Choice,

    Please excuse my ignorance (which is not of course confined to the subject matter of my question) but what is Blog Boosters? *blush*

    Auckland, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 112 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: The People's Choice,

    Anjum - maybe Blair is going to try to do an Al Gore to reinvent himself as something else entirely, in the hope of leaving a legacy that isn't about dead soldiers and raped women.

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