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Ben Newmark
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Teacher, parent, school governor. Occasional blogger.
"A million different people from one day to the next, I can change."
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Moral arguments aside this worries me because we do need immigration and this sort of signalling will mean those we need who might consider coming here under perfectly legal routes will look at other options.
In practice there will still be a permanent route. There is one in Denmark. But it's not automatic and you have to meet lots of conditions.
This is an element of the migration/asylum plans I suspect quite a few Labour MPs will find hardest to sign up to: if you come to the UK as a refugee you can never make your life here, but only ever exist in a state of limbo.
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Fun Lovin' Criminals Come Find Yourself is the archetype 3/5.
I like it. I could listen to it all day. Scooby snacks is really fun. Apart from that I won't remember it.
November 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1. The word "privileged" is thrown around a bit loosely these days but I can't think of a better word to describe working with the inaugural cohort of the @elprogramme.bsky.social teaching programme last week. It's a programme designed for already competent teachers and I don't think..
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Tried to chose ones not chosen already for my ‘stormy’ #FridayFive
⛈️ Jimmy Buffett; Surfing In A Hurricane
⛈️ Kenny Chesney; Spirit of a Storm
⛈️ Arctic Monkeys; She’s Thunderstorms
⛈️ Creedence Clearwater Revival; Who'll Stop the Rain
⛈️ B*Witched; Blame It On The Weatherman
🤔 What would yours be?
#FridayFive is stormy!
1. Sometimes. James.
2. Riders on the Storm. The Doors.
3. Umbrella. Rihanna.
4. Gimme Shelter. The Rolling Stones.
5. Immigrant Song. Led Zeppelin.
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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#FridayFive is stormy!
1. Teenage Riot - Sonic Youth
2. Heavy Weather - Jarvis Cocker
3. Gentle Storm - Elbow
4. A Rainy Night In Soho - Pogues
5. Heavy Rain - RIchard Hawley
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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1. Smokestack Lightning - Howlin’ Wolf
2. Ocean Rain - Echo and the Bunnymen
3. Stormy Weather - Eta James
4. November Rain - Guns n Roses
5. I think it’s going to rain today - Randy Newman version
#FridayFive
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Stormy #FridayFive
1. Tokyo Storm Warning. Elvis Costello
2. Geronimo. Divine Comedy.
3. Tupelo. Nike Cave.
4. Twin Layers of Lightning. Go-betweens
5. Shelter from the Storm. Bob Dylan
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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I’m always so late … sorry if these have already been said!
1. So. Central Rain - REM
2. I guess that’s why the call it the blues - Elton John
3. A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall - Brian Ferry
4. I can’t stand the rain - Tina Turner
5. Sand Storm - Cast
#FridayFive
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Lightning crashes: Live
Thunderstruck: AC/DC
Storm: Tim Minchin
November Rain: Guns ‘N’ Roses
Thunder Road: Bruce Springsteen #FridayFive
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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#FridayFive

You’ll Never Walk Alone. Gerry & the Pacemakers

Storms. Wolf Alice

Everywhere You Go. Crowded House

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky. Johnny Cash

I Wish It Would Rain Down. Phil Collins.
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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1. Stormy Weather - Pixies
2. Rain - The Beatles
3. Here Comes the Flood - Peter Gabriel
4. Rainy Night in Soho - The Pogues
5. Standing in the Rain - Husker Du

#FridayFive
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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My ‘stormy’ #FridayFive - tried to go for ones not chosen already.
⛈️ B*Witched - ‘Blame It On The Weatherman’
⛈️ Jimmy Buffett - ‘Surfing In A Hurricane’
⛈️ Kenny Chesney - ‘Spirit of a Storm’
⛈️ Arctic Monkeys - ‘She’s Thunderstorms’
⛈️ Creedence Clearwater Revival - ‘Who'll Stop the Rain’
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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#fridayfive storming
1. Stormy Weather—The Pixes
2. Cloud bursting—Kate Bush
3. Holding on for a Hero—Bonnie Tyler
4. Bohemian Rapsody—Queen
5. Rapture Riders—Blondie, The Doors
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Gentle Storm - Elbow
Stormy Weather - Kings of Leon
Sometimes - James
Cry Me a River - Justin Timberlake
Cloud of Stink - Biffy Clyro

#FridayFive
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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A whole five this week (and it is really rainy in the East Mids.
1. Rain - Madonna
2. November Rain - GnR
3. Here comes the rain again - Eurythmics
4. Set Fire to the Rain - Adele
5. Stormy weather - Etta James
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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#fridayfive
1. Rainy Days and Mondays. Carpenters.
2. After the Storm. Mumford & Sons.
3. Purple Rain. Prince.
4. Singing in the Rain. Gene Kelly.
5. Here Comes the Rain Again. Eurythmics.
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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#FridayFive
1. Cry me a river. Justin Timberlake
2. Leviathin. Mastodon.
3. From Sinking. ISIS.
4. Anchor Song. Björk.
5. Mother of invention. Deep Puddle Dynamics.
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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#FridayFive
1 There’s a Storm a Comin’ - Richard Hawley
2 Raining Revolution - Arrested Development
3 Crying Lightning - Arctic Monkeys
4 Red Earth and Pouring Rain - Bear’s Den
5 Cloud of Stink - Biffy Clyro
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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1) Why does the rain - The Weather Prophets
2) Happy when it rains - The Jesus And Mary Chain
3) Sudden storm - Ezra Furman
4) In the darkness - Foxygen
5) Desolation blues - Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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#FridayFive Stormy
1. Thunder In The Mountains - Toyah
2. I Made It Through The Rain - Barry Manilow
3. Riding On The Wind - Judas Priest
4. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
5. And The Tide Rushes In - The Moody Blues
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It's not a vote winner to ask this but given how much more we've spent why haven't things got better?

Special needs services in England face ‘total collapse’ from increasing demand | Special educational needs | The Guardian share.google/m0ejWJ1DWH9q...
Special needs services in England face ‘total collapse’ from increasing demand
Councils say 59 authorities could go bankrupt by March 2028 without urgent structural reform
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November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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1. Hiking in Lightning - Gruff Rhys
2. 9 million rainy days - Jesus & Mary Chain
3. Tupelo - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4. Hurricane Laughter - Fontaine's DC
5. It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls

#FridayFive
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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1. Thunderstruck- AC/DC
2. Why does it always rain on me?- Travis
3. Raindrops keep falling on my head- BJ Thomas
4. Dreams- Fleetwood Mac
5. The shock of the lightning- Oasis
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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1. I Am Kloot - Storm Warning
2. Amelia Coburn - Perfect Storm
3. Richard Hawley - Just Like the Rain
4. The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing
5. Manics - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

#FridayFive
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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1. Stan, Eminem ft Dido
2. Just Like The Rain, Richard Hawley
3. Heavy Weather, Jarvis Cocker
4. Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits
5. Have you ever seen the rain, Creedence Clearwater Revivals.

#fridayfive is wet and stormy.
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM