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Most recent annotations on things by John Denham
- David Clark: Another area where money could be saved to support ELQs. Many pupils do not want to stay at school to 16 and cause problems for those that do by being being forced to remain. The government is... (10 April 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - David Clark: Stopping the funding of ELQs goes directly against Gordon Brown's promise of life-long training and education. It ignores people who want to change career streams and also ignores how people... (10 April 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - michael ayton: By "at face value" here you mean, "with self-serving literality". The Committee spoke of "SIGNIFICANT unmet demand" [emphasis mine], meaning demand so clear and extensive that it could justify... (10 April 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - michael ayton: Brilliant posts both! It's quite amazing that Denham can still think he could convince anyone by claiming that opposition to this universally condemned madness means denying numerous first-time... (10 April 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Donald Hedges: I am sorry but the Right Honourable Gentleman is incorrect in his assertions. The Select Committee has already indicated that there is no evidence of unmet demand and the Rt Hon gentleman has... (9 April 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Linda Hawkins: By the time these new students come into higher education, they'll be no courses with studying, no tutors, and no institutes to teach them in. You're killing the higher education sector and... (9 April 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Donald Hedges: Thats a very interesting point Mr Denham. Consider how much the Open University and Birkbeck College have done to widen participation. Then consider that you have agreed to withdraw £100 million... (2 April 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Michael Cox: Education,education,education? Still! after 10 years? I had a four year apprenticeship after school when our Industry was alive. The problems have been obvious for a long time. Well trained... (29 January 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - David Clark: Having been asked to "identify a single serious body in the world of higher education that supports his policy" he failed to answer the question. (11 January 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - David Clark: The funding affects just English students but the amendedment was voted against by Scottish MPs! (11 January 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - michael ayton: John Denham continues to claim that redirection of funds to first-time learners is the right priority, but these arguments, like Bill Rammell's infamous "fairness" arguments with which they... (10 January 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - michael ayton: This is the most appalling flannel. It is deeply dispiriting that John Denham's response to Barry Sheerman's point is just "I'll get back to you" when the concern he was voicing is, as I know... (10 January 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - michael ayton: How can John Denham possibly argue that the limited consultation exercise undertaken by HEFCE to which he refers, which closed on 7/12/07, represented a consultation that was in any way suited,... (10 January 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Russell Jones: Probably not significant, really, but Denham's reply was not consistent with Harris' question. He asked about 28% of poor kids being in HE, and the minister replied about 28% of HE being poor... (9 July 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Miriam : I feel strongly that John Denham is representing the people of Southampton well here and am glad that he has flagged up so many important issues here: noise and the environment being 2 of them. I... (1 March 2006)
Read annotation | All by this user - John Finhorn: The only ones who appear to be incable of understanding the common rules of engagement and civic behaviour are those in the Islamic community. When a man called Mohammed was caricatured in a... (9 February 2006)
Read annotation | All by this user - Miriam : Hear, hear! I especially agree that there should not be elected police commissioners! That would be another layer of red tape, that we would all be paying for. Lets pay for more officers and... (6 February 2006)
Read annotation | All by this user - Alan Taylor: I don't recall the Nectar Card starting as voluntary then becoming compulsory with a very purchase price to the card holder, I accept that the Nectar database may hold more information at the... (1 July 2005)
Read annotation | All by this user - Joe Bunting: The, obvious, difference between ID Cards and Nectar cards is that I can choose to have a Nectar if I think I will gain some benefit from it whereas I will have no choice with ID cards and be... (30 June 2005)
Read annotation | All by this user - Miriam : This is a great speech! Thanks for standing up for our area. I think that solutions in the NHS are more subtle than government plans make out and different solutions may work in different areas.... (26 May 2005)
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