"pamela" wrote in message
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On 02:03 19 Nov 2017, Rod Speed wrote:



"pamela" wrote in message
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On 22:17 18 Nov 2017, Rod Speed wrote:



"Fredxxx" wrote in message
news On 18/11/2017 19:59, Andrew wrote:
On 18/11/2017 19:19, Fredxxx wrote:
Many can't expect to improve their lot. You seem to forget
that 20-25% of the indigenous adult population are unable
to read and write.

Are you sure ?. How come the turnout at the EU referendum
was so high ?.

How did this 25% know where to put their cross ?.

It's Remoaners like you who give remain a bad name, and even
encourage the likes of me who were sitting on the fence to
vote Brexit.

You seem to think that the working class shouldn't have a
vote? Perhaps you're the sort to say that women shouldn't
have had the vote too.

It's a good idea to consider the whole electorate, especially
sectors most likely to vote. Why do you think the bedroom tax
wasn't extended to precisely the group occupying larger than
required properties. Or is this kind of thought beyond your
pay grade.

What the **** has any of that to do with your claim that
20-25% of the indigenous adult population are unable to read
and write ?

It's a lie.

Google is your friend.......
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=literacy+in+uk

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/britain-named-
worst-in-developed-world-for-literacy-so-yes-school-
reform-is-needed/

Usual mindless silly journalism.

Usual mindless silly comment, if I may say so.

Cant even manage its own lines, or anything else either.

If you are not illiterate then why couldn't you
use Google to find the OECD survey for yourself?

Its completely irrelevant to the bare faced lie that 20-25% of
the indigenous adult population are unable to read and write.

It doesn’t even claim to measure that.

They can ALL read and write well enough to use their
smartphones and facebook and twitter quite adequately
unless they are blind or are legally morons.

Being able to use a smartphone doesn't establish literacy.

Corse it does when you have to be able to read what on
it to use it to do anything on facebook and twitter etc.

Also, is "legally moron" as Australian concept

It’s a concept used in all societys.

or something of yuor own?

Nope.

And that stupid article doesn’t even say what percentage of
the indigenous adult population arent able to read and write.

Its nothing even remotely like 20-25%

You can use Google to find that. Let me help you......

http://www.google.com

"15 per cent, or 5.1 million adults in England,
can be described as "functionally illiterate".

That is nothing even remotely like arent able to read and write.

More will be only partially literate but not dysfunctional.

That is nothing even remotely like arent able to read and write.

"Also, 24% of adults scored at or below Level 1 in numeracy".

That is nothing even remotely like arent able to read and write.