Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
What better time than now to scrap outdated GCSEs for good?
		The point of GCSEs is to force a fake market system onto schools, creating an educational straitjacket for teachers and pupils alike, says ROBERT POOLE
	 
			THE Covid-19 crisis has meant that this year, out of necessity, GCSE exams have been abandoned in favour of teacher assessment.
There has been a reluctant admission that teachers do in fact know the capability of their pupils and can be trusted to grade them.
Current Year 10 pupils will have missed months of their education so far with more disruption expected.
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