Title deeds of the school and the land, transferred to a private company when the school becomes an academy.

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/education/a1540850--1billion-of-title-deeds-for-schools-transferred-to-private-companies
1. The title deeds of the school and the land are transferred to a private company when the school becomes an academy

2. Michael Gove borrows £25,000 to pay the legal fees for the private companies to ensure the title deeds are transferred from the council (us taxpayers who paid to build the schools - to these private companies)

So are these points and indeed the article correct.........

Regarding point 1 above I find this comment on page 5 of the Governments document regarding land transfer advise produced by the Department for education
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/254887/land_transfer_advice_april_2013.pdf
"Our expectation is that all land and facilities used wholly or mainly for the purpose of the converting school will transfer and be made available to the academy in accordance with the mechanisms set out in this guidance. We expect local authorities, foundation trusts, and schools to take timely steps to ensure that such transfers are completed in time for conversion."

Regarding point 2 as yet haven't found anything regarding Gove borrowing £25,000 for legal fees but going on what I already found Im sure its there. So will update.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-support-grant

However....

 "Taxpayer-funded academy chains have paid millions of pounds into the private businesses of directors, trustees and their relatives, documents obtained from freedom of information requests show."

"Grace Academy, which runs three schools in the Midlands and was set up by the Tory donor Lord Edmiston, has paid more than £1m either directly to or through companies owned or controlled by Edmiston, trustees' relatives and to members of the board of trustees."

• £533,789 to International Motors Limited, a company owned by Edmiston
• £4,253 to Subaru UK Ltd, where he is the ultimate controlling party. 
• £173,000 was also paid to the charities Grace Foundation and Christian Vision, both of which were set up by Edmiston
• £108,816 has been paid to a company controlled by the son-in-law of one trustee.
• Grace Academy also employs Gary Spicer, the brother of Lady Edmiston, as its executive director, on a salary of £30,000 plus pension.

"Leigh Academies Trust, run by Michael Gove's newly appointed schools commissioner, Frank Green, has paid £111,469 since 2010 to Shoreline, a private company founded by him, in consultancy fees."

And it goes on and on and on

http://schoolsweek.co.uk/lord-nash-announces-return-of-75000-grants-for-primaries-to-join-multi-academy-trusts/ http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/12/taxpayer-funded-academy-paying-millions-private-firms-schools-education-revealed-education
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/school_title_deeds_and_school_la
https://www.change.org/p/jeremy-corbyn-mp-who-has-the-title-deeds-for-schools-turned-into-academies
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2012/08/499397.html
http://michaelrosenblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/gove-giver-schools-given-away.html
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jun/12/michael-gove-curriculum-attacked-adviser
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/aug/13/michael-gove-maths-reforms-flawed-charity
http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/tory-donations-peerages-contracts.html
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/06/ofsted-powers-inspect-academies-groups-david-laws
http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/michael-gove-ideological-vandalism.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Harris,_Baron_Harris_of_Peckham
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/aug/14/school-sports-fields-government-olympics?CMP=twt_fd
http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/general-coffeehouse-chat-514/news-current-affairs-12/807057-1billion-title-deeds-schools-transferred-private-companies.html
http://schoolsweek.co.uk/perry-beeches-academy-trust-paid-1-3m-to-private-company-run-by-superhead-liam-nolan/

Huw Thomas actually said "I am neither a simpleton or casual racist"... 10 years ago.

This is a good one that keeps reappearing due to it being a BNP created meme. Even though it was created over 10 years ago.

They are a bit like comets orbiting the earth they fly past and everyone comments on them and then they disappear to resurface years later, when a fresh group of people all comment on it without actually checking if there's any truth in it.

So Facts, for anyone that wants to actually check before blindly posting.

1. The comment was actually made in 2006 during the world cup.  That's 10 years ago.
2. It was made in relation to football supporters.

Lets have a look at what he actually said....

“The retail sector is also responsible for making the situation worse I think, and all across Britain not only in Wales. The World Cup, to a large extent, is just an opportunity for high street shops to ‘cash in’, using special offers and social pressure to create a fake group mentality – Nationalism Asda style!

“Having said this, I had the opportunity, when I had the opportunity to buy an England flag for half price in WH Smith, Oxford, to answer with the phrase: ‘Since I am neither a simpleton nor a casual racist I must decline your offer’. Poor ‘Stacey’ didn’t know where to look!”

So a Welshman commenting on English flags being sold at half Price, and probably a Welsh football supporter or maybe a Rugby supporter.

In the context of how it was originally made I don't see a problem with the comment. As banter between a rugby and football supporter it would be taken totally differently, but this has been twisted to the BNPs ends.  He has also since apologised for the comment made when a brash young student, but lets not tarry there as there are plenty of more important things that Cameron, Osbourne and crew should apologize for.

What I find funny is that in general, a lot of the BNP supporters (im using BNP here as there are too many offshoots from it to mention them all) would fall into the description that was memed by themselves.

Also Football, of which im no great supporter, far preferring Rugby, was long known for its racism and at one stage mindless violence which is where simpleton creeps in again.  HO HO  :-)

So the fact is Huw Thomas didn't actually say what was reproduced on the Meme. He did say "I am neither a simpleton or casual racist".

Taken in the context of the full quote it looks to me like it was more probably the banter of a Rugby supporter insulting the English football supporters, something the Scots, Irish, Welsh, French etc etc all like to do. 

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/chavs-sickening-england-flags-words-9018453

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/04/10/labour-candidate-huw-thomas-called-people-who-fly-england-flags-simpletons-and-casual-racists_n_7043634.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-wales-32249455

http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Labour-candidate-told-people-vandalise-cars/story-26313656-detail/story.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3034764/Labour-parliamentary-candidate-called-people-displaying-England-flags-simpletons-racists-urged-throw-Tippex-cars-carrying-them.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11528421/Labour-candidate-People-who-fly-England-flags-are-simpletons-and-casual-racists.html

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/04/leftist-labour-candidate-people-who-fly-england-flags-are-simpletons-racists/

http://news.channel4.com/election2015/04/10/update-1731/

http://www.dailystormer.com/uk-labour-candidate-said-people-who-fly-english-flag-are-racists/

The REAL reason this country is in the state it is in !!!! ... The Tories.

Statement
The REAL reason this country is in the state it is in !!!! Look at the last column and you will see the Annual Net Migration.

And my answer is .......



An interesting question and much is made of immigration. 

Unfortunately we have the British Empire to blame for influxes from India one of the biggest groups. But hey I happen to like Indian food and Chinese and Italian and french and kebabs.

But moving forward to what has led to the biggest free movement of people from EU states. We have to look to the Tories and Edward Heath who took us into the EU in 1972 and in fact may have done it illegally. Heath didn't have a referendum because opinion polls at the time (1972) showed that the British people were hugely opposed (by a margin of two to one) against joining the Common Market. Instead, Heath merely signed the documents that took us into what became the European Union on the basis that Parliament alone had passed the European Communities Bill of 1972. After that all parties in power since then have had one hand tied behind their back on immigration due to EU regulation.

Personally Im not in favor of the EU. 

However as a country we are neither High or Low on immigration stats compared to other EU countries as we sit right in the middle of the table at 3.6% . Belgium is highest at 6.5% and also has the 2nd highest population density. Portugal is lowest at 1.8%. 

So Having researched it, the answer to your question is Ted Heath opened the door in 1972 by taking us into the EU (Possibly illegally) with out a referendum. Had that referendum happened we wouldn't be in the EU. Because no party would have been able to get away with taking us into the EU once a referendum had already happened.......

In fact Harold Wilson tried but dismally failed to retrospectively correct the decision by later holding a referendum, which interestingly may have also been illegal.

Q: What is the 2nd most spoken language spoken in the UK apart from English?

Interestingly, in the List of countries by net migration rate, the UK is 38th with 2.56 migrants per 1,000 people. Is this good or bad? that depends on your opinion, however its not as bad as the press paints it. Now if you were in Lebanon with 83.82 migrants per 1,000 you might be concerned.

You could look at UKs migration level and say that its really low, which it is, per 1000 population, however once you bring density into the equation its actually dare I say about right but starting to get too high. But we certainly need limitations from now on and wont get that within the EU. 

http://www.vernoncoleman.com/euillegally.html

http://www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/data-and-resources/charts/contribution-net-migration-average-annual-population-growth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poles_in_the_United_Kingdom

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/british-politics/a-history-of-the-european-union-and-great-britain/

www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn06077.pdfhttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/jul/18/uk.conservatives1
Monumental deceit: How our politicians have lied and lied about the true purpose of the European behemoth 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum,_1975
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_migration_rate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_net_migration_rate