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Small does not like Alex Rowley

Today I bought the Leicester Mercury, our local paper - mainly for the job section, but also just to catch up on the small-town journalists opinions on life the universe and everything.
The article which particularly drew my eye was on page 15 (if you’re reading along with me), the ‘first person’ column, this week written [...]

Can’t Read, Can’t Write - Channel 4

I got annoyed almost as soon as this programme started, so strap yourselves in for a ranty blog amundo here.
Phil Beadle, the maverick teacher who pioneered the idea of ‘punctuation judo’ in Channel 4’s “Unteachables” last year has decided to take on adult education, but not just any adult education, he’s found a class full of [...]