MalcolmW

The intention of the Butler Act was that further entry to GS at 12/13 should take place but that very rarely happened.

May was already at the school (via selective entry) when it began comprehensive intakes and changed name. JSL

FWIW Major went to a Grammar School - Rutlish. Brown went to KHS 2 years early - not quite want comps do. He also went to Uni at 16.

The only way her extreme left-wing father could come to terms with her politics is that she is a sleeper for Labour. Maybe he was right!

Anyone considered an autumn break in the Cotswolds?

Depends. If they are fried in a separate fryer then fine. With oven chips check that they only contain potato and oil - some brands included gluten in added ingredients (I think Aunt Bessie's is one such). And all Co-op fishcakes are now gluten-free.

Or not. In 2003 I had rashes on my knees, elbows and other bendy parts, with severe itching. My then GP, since retired, thought it might be stress related. After 15 months he had to refer me to hospital for something else, so contacted Dermatology as well. I was seen 3 weeks later, and the consultant said straight away that she was 99% sure it was Dermatisis Herpetiformis, which a biopsy confirmed. I have been on a Gluten-Free diet ever since, and it is for life (unless some new discovery should change that). For several years I did not eat out at all, but the food labelling requirements mean that chefs can be sure of their ingredients. Sometimes it's obvious, but sometimes one brand is GF and another is not (pea & ham soup is an example). Nowadays most restaurants can cater and usually indicate on their website or have a subset of the menu printed, so that, for example, I went to my favourite nearby (5 minutes' drive) place for a birthday meal. There have been recent well-publicised cases of middle-class deaths from allergies (usually nuts), but in each case I have seen the parents appear foolish to buy food from fast-food outlets instead of preparing sandwiches in advance of their journey.

Comprehensive victory against the champions. Tom Hartley 3/28 & 5/52.

The difference in 1992 was that sterling was fixed within a set range, so Soros and others realised that the government would have to act. This time there is the marker of parity with the dollar but nothing that forces them to act so speculators are not guaranteed to win as was the case back then.

Do you mean the fixed rate period ends (probably) or the mortgage will be fully paid off (unlikely). If it's the former then you MIGHT find that the affordability rules mean yu cannot get a new mortgage and have to stay on the variable rate option of what you have - even though that may well be dearer. Any move to switch now would probably incur an unhealthy fee, so there is no way out. Possibly depends how reasonable and fair your lender is when the fixed rate expires.

Rachel was a star chess player at school (as were the Eagle sisters). Her sister Ellie is an MP with a sister an MP, husband an MP, mother-in-law was an MP, and her late father-in-law was an MP when he died.

I really can't say. More U-turns will be needed and can happen to cling to power. As for the BoE it's suffering from the Carney years. Interest rates should have moved up years ago and the long-term inflation target of 2% would (always) have been better as 4%. Do you remember how very unpopular Thatcher was a the end of 1981? She would have been replaced the next year but got lucky when the Falklands were invaded. She realised she had to take on the Argies and win the islands back, whatever the cost in terms of money or casualties. I think Truss and KK will plough on and something may happen to give them a breathing space. Maybe the American mid-term elections and a Euro crisis, or something quite unexpected. Otherwise they are doomed.

Some major current issues need a cross-party consensus to implement solutions. So placing clear blue water between the major parties lacks acumen.

Putting aside the rights and wrongs of the non-budget budget it is certainly ideological and makes no consideration for how it will be perceived by the masses and so does nothing to help curb inflation. The rates at which UK can borrow will not be as low as previously experienced. Not only does the Cabinet have more scousers than Old Etonians, but the shadow cabinet has more Oxbridge members than the actual Cabinet does. But Kwasi captained a winning University Challenge team. Usually the 'cleverest' members of the government are kept well away from key posts!

And this with 3 scousers in the Cabinet, and another member married to Robin Hood's daughter.

FA were represented by their Chaiman.

Ray Parry is still the youngest outfield player to start a top-flight league match.

No. Try again at 6pm.

I arranged for my covid and flu jabs to be his afternoon (at Burton Albion). No time to get to London in time to queue and not feasible to go earlier and be sure to be back in time for jabs.

Certainly looked like he'd queued all day.

In order to reduce inflation the Government needs to persuade huge numbers of people to accept lesser wage increases. This move does not remotely help to achieve that. On the NHS early retirements to avoid penal charges on large pensions, the rules need to be relaxed or removed. They really don't serve a useful purpose anyway and the situation will continue to deteriorate with the current rules.

Ukraine is the only country to give up its entire nuclear arsenal.

They are not meant to solve the problem, rather to give a feeling of enthusiasm to the populace. The big steps on energy will be taken because they will have to be.

Did you actually see what she said, or merely quote someone's view of it? IF she has won she will speak to the nation at 4pm on Tuesday. Either she will sink very quickly or we will see the start of trussmania. How about bringing forward the promised (by Rishi) cut in income tax from 20p to 19p before the next election to here it is now, applying from this tax year. Someone paying tax of £600 per month would see an increase of £30 per month in their net pay, with the backdating to April giving an extra boost of £180 in October's pay packet. Amending Universal credit by averaging out over 3 months instead of each month would vastly reduce the recalculations when a 5 week month arises and make the system fairer - and restoration of the £20 enhancement would not go amiss and would appease those dependent on benefits. Whatever, I expect some big surprises, but we shall see. MSW-OM

And all in different quarters of the draw, so cannot meet until the semi-finals. Murray v Draper is a possible (though unlikely) semi.