It is clear that this government does not see itself as the defender, let alone champion, of public education. What a travesty for the majority of our children who attend public schools.
The recent Tim Tszyu-Sebastian Fundora fight, much hyped by the media, developed into a bloodbath, serving only to prove that professional boxing on which so many promoters, agents and other hangers-on sponge livings, is a decadent activity.
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Dr Anne Ring is a health sociologist and freelance writer. Her book, Engaging with Ageing: What matters as we grow older, will be launched on September 21.