Tuesday, 26 August 2014

No sex education please, we're British - politics.co.uk

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“We have long made the case, both inside and outside government, for updated sex and relationship education to be taught in all schools, including academies and free schools, but it is not something the Conservatives are open to."

No sex education please, we're British

British sex education: A messy history in ten awkward steps

Telling it how it is: But has sex education been too mechanical?

Let's face it - teaching children about the timeless act of adults doing it to each other has always been sensitive.

Only the Tories still refuse to protect children from pornography

Sex: Teenagers need to be equipped with an understanding of consent

You cannot stop young people watching pornography. You can only equip them with an understanding of what it is.

Joan Bakewell: Violence has intruded into sex

Joan Bakewell: "Beating people up, even if they like it, has to be damaging and has to be criminal."

Modern sex is dominated by a violent tendency which should be criminalised in some cases, Joan Bakewell says

Comment: The press are guilty of double standards on child sexualisation

Betiel Baraki: The printed press are guilty of double standards on child sexualisation

Popular culture is being increasingly 'pornified' - and our newspapers are partly to blame

Porno Britain: Are we all to blame for child-on-child sex abuse?

Two sex stories in this morning's news - but they're not as unrelated as we'd like them to be

And if we're all to blame, what are we all going to do about it?

Scottish independence

Scottish independence: The class issue

Helping hand: Would an independent Scotland offer greater protection for the welfare state?

The worse off you are, the more likely you are to vote 'Yes' in the Scottish independence referendum. So why can't Alex Salmond get a poll lead in an age of austerity?

Why are young Scottish people more comfortable being British?

Embracing the union jack? Younger Scots prove much more comfortable with British identity

When Alex Salmond gave young people the vote in the independence referendum, he expected them to support him. But the internet and cheap air travel have made a generation which hates borders

Oil, currency and the BBC: Salmond's economic case falls apart

North Sea oil: Declining sooner than expected?

Alex Salmond hit by triple-whammy of bad news, with serious questions asked about North Sea oil, plans for currency union and Scots' access to the BBC

Everything you need to know about the Scottish independence referendum in five minutes

Scottish independence referendum: Everything you need to know in five minutes

All the facts, in manageable bite-sized chunks

Rules of the game

Secretive Tory cash pouring into 2015 battlegrounds – so why isn't Labour crying foul?

Just where do the Tories get their funding from?

The Conservatives stand accused of trying to "buy the next general election", but Labour isn't accusing the Tories of breaking any rules.

England’s leading mental health organisations call on all political parties to make mental health a priority in run up to election

Six of England’s leading mental health organisations have joined forces to produce a manifesto, laying out what the next Government must do to improve the lives of people with mental health problems.

Retirement age for women? 80, if they want to earn as much as men

Latest data reveals ‘mid-life pay crisis’ for female managers.

Tax Institute welcomes Scottish devolution Bill

The CIOT has welcomed the passing of the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill by the Scottish Parliament. This means that Scotland now has the legal framework to operate its own tax authority for devolved taxes.

Cat left with multiple broken bones after he was thrown from fifth floor

Inspectors urgently searching for witnesses and owner after cat left in serious condition.

GCSEs: reform rather than remove engineering course

As thousands of young people today receive their GCSE results, the IET is warning that the Government proposal to remove GCSE engineering could make the skills crisis an even bigger cause of concern for UK employers.

NASUWT comments on GCSE results

Chris Keates: “This year’s GCSE exam entrants have had to cope with a raft of rushed through and ill-conceived changes to the qualifications system and so today’s results are especially commendable".

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