tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post120321248244797031..comments2024-03-25T12:55:40.911+00:00Comments on Caron's Musings: Let's get Nick to Number OneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-1570901603169551222012-09-21T03:39:55.222+01:002012-09-21T03:39:55.222+01:00John Miard
The level of student loan debt in the U...John Miard<br />The level of student loan debt in the US has reached $1 trillon.<br />I question whether making most young people go to university is really a good thing.Academics in Taiwan are beginning to realise that the needs of the labour market of that country are not met by such a system. A more flexible approach is needed in Britain, one that would provide young people with vocational training for highly skilled jobs.Manfaranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672026288937285646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-76584976208169359272012-09-20T21:15:33.443+01:002012-09-20T21:15:33.443+01:00An apology isn't enough on its own - surely it...An apology isn't enough on its own - surely it's about how you put something right? So to answer the question at the next election which the party had already answered - "what do you give to your children - an education or your house when you're gone!"<br /><br />Sorry, that's a bit pointed isn't it but it's about tax and spending priorities is it not? It's about how fair it is on those who have to pay for an education which you (and I) had for free and who will pay for your (and my) retirement, who will then struggle to afford a home themselves.<br /><br />It's a question of intergenerational fairness which can't be swept aside by saying it's tough luck - or that it's the price of wider access. It's cynical to say that it was an undeliverable pledge - that's political reality, not fundamental principle about how education not only benefits an individual but the economy overall, and that the burden between generations should be shared across generations.John Minardhttp://splashblog.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-57149806456070076822012-09-20T15:29:22.042+01:002012-09-20T15:29:22.042+01:00Sadly I cannot believe it was a genuine apology - ...Sadly I cannot believe it was a genuine apology - the timing, right ahead of the Lib Dem conference, is highly suspect. And he didn't apologise for breaking his promise - he apologised for making it in the first place, saying they couldn't have kept it. Sorry Clegg, but you knew how the finances were long before you got into bed with Cameron.<br /><br />So, no. Apology absolutely not accepted.<br /><br />As for the Autotune version - Ok, the proceeds will go to Sheffield Children's Hospital, so I can absolutely support that. I bet you any money, though, that Clegg will use it for political capital.<br /><br />And after the hell this Coalition is putting disabled, low earners, students and many others through, that's something I don't think I can stomach.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075324758386883259noreply@blogger.com