Sadly, it has been the Socialists who have altered University experience in the UK. Not content with creating miles of unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy, they have made it so that kids have to work their way through to sustain themselves, as well as pay a fair whack in Uni fees. The result is that the rich people's kids (who have mum and dad to fund them) have more time to study; they come out with better degrees (better class of degree) and also they can go to more expensive areas of the country where the better Unis are. AND without being lumbered with debt when they finish.
It is astonishing to me that the Labour government has tilted the game so much in favour of the better off.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Las Vegas in 1966
I took this serendipitous picture with a 35mm film camera on a trip around Nevada and Arizona in summer 1966. After 43 years, the image still appeals. This is a scan from a print from a 35mm slide.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Reflective fabric
This Red Cross issue jacket is vivid yellow, with reflecting strips and a reflecting logo. This picture is what the camera makes of it in the little light that comes through the open front door. The Red Cross provide CJ with large quantities of regulation clothing, but no pay! But they do reimburse him for his travel expenses, and provide him with many free trips which double as holiday. In 2010 he hopes to have a spell with them in sub-Saharan Africa. He also gets to stay in a very wide range of emporia, from ***** to "under canvas".
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Red Cross FACE 2009 Oldenburg
Red Cross volunteering gives CJ work experience, lots of driving experience, team work experience, organisation experience, budget-management experience, travel experiences, international contacts, a custom-made GAP year activity programme, valuable skills, an enjoyable life, and a GOOD TIME.
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