Oli Lane

@olane.dev

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It’s abundantly clear that these guys are on the frontlines of whatever this is.

BBC news update about government interest rates being the highest since Thursday
Picture of the bracket and screw for the blind.
The same board but with "Independent" spelled correctly
A graphic from the video showing the current seat counts held by different parties. One of the rows reads "Independant: 0"
As a state-educated, first generation university graduate, I was appalled to read the misleading headlines in the media today. I want to be very clear - there has been no change to our admissions policy or our commitment to widening participation, and we continue to work very hard to support and attract students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Like you, social mobility is very important to me and at the core of the work we do with schools. We propose to add some schools to the email lists we use to share our existing online initiatives in a small number of subjects where we receive few applicants. This activity does not affect our overall admissions policy and comes at no extra cost to the College. The College is very proud of the progress it has made in widening access. Admissions of UK students from state schools in the past three years averaged 73%, and we have also seen a rise in the admission of students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds to 20.4% in recent years. I hope that this trend continues. Our efforts, which have made a demonstrable impact on our admissions statistics, include the You'll Fit In'…
Intercity branded class 91 locomotive. White with a thin red strip and a thick blue stripe.
A path with a white painted line down the middle. One side is marked as a cycle path. There are three metal barriers in the path before it reaches the road, one across the majority of the cycle path.