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muriel_volestrangler

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7. Because Boris wants the uppity academics and students taken down a notch

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 03:51 PM

Jan 2018

He sees the purpose of the "Office for Students" as opposing the National Union of Students, and lecturers' unions. Young will be the designated media performer when "caustic wit" from "one of us" might be needed, as long as it the service of trashing the long-haired layabouts.

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Toby Young to help lead government's new universities regulator [View all] LeftishBrit Jan 2018 OP

Toby Young would make Michael Gove look reasonable LeftishBrit Jan 2018 #1

Young makes me turn off Newsnight whenever he's on muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 #2

Next they will be putting Gary Glitter in charge of nursery services T_i_B Jan 2018 #3

Don't give the Mayhem Government ideas! LeftishBrit Jan 2018 #4

Toby Young Has Deleted Tens Of Thousands Of Old Tweets After A Backlash To His New Universities Role Denzil_DC Jan 2018 #5

The tweet from Boris is rather odd T_i_B Jan 2018 #6

Because Boris wants the uppity academics and students taken down a notch muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 #7

Sigh, yes LeftishBrit Jan 2018 #8

I've been finding reasons lately to re-post this article Denzil_DC Jan 2018 #14

That's a bullet dodged - Toby Young resigns from the Office for Students after backlash muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 #9

Phew! LeftishBrit Jan 2018 #10

Some of the Tory defences of Young were really shoddy T_i_B Jan 2018 #11

Exposed: Londons eugenics conference and its neo-Nazi links muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 #12

It takes a lot to render me speechless, but............ LeftishBrit Jan 2018 #13