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Poor old Pork Pie (is there anyone more appropriately nom-de-plumed?) - living in a dream world all of his own. It seems the education system he so little understands let him down quite catastrophically.

Doesn't put Germans in a good light? Or doesn't put Nazi Germans in a good light?

I don't think subject matter should come into under 'guidelines' (unless someone can think of an example that I haven't)* - in your example, that's tantamount to censorship. It's HOW it's taught that's my issue. There are many ways to teach many subjects; the appropriateness of each may well...

I assume you're mostly talking about state schools. Fee-paying or independent schools don't necessarily have to adhere to the National Curriculum. Thatcher feared that teaching unions - and therefore by implication, all teachers - were training grounds for rampant Marxism, just because they...

She didn't try to ban it - she did ban it. History itself wasn't banned. Elements of that subject were though - specifically Ireland. I remember the History teacher stating he wanted to talk about 20th century Irish history and politics, but wasn't allowed to.

Thatcher didn't give any union members any kind of voting system. John Smith persuaded the unions to introduce one member, one vote in place of the prevalent union bloc vote.

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Oooh... Hokey, cokey, cokey...

I've only just finished repairing my irony-meter from your previous drivel.

You're quite an angry person today, with your liberal (no irony intended) dishing out of abuse. If her passing upsets you that much, I suggest you leave NSC to do some grieving, rather than go out of your way to look for people who didn't like her. Return if you want to - the lady's not returning.