Graduates, graduates, who will buy my lovely graduates?

[zeitghost]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education...ion-point.html

For dear old Freako, this relates to the excess of graduates generated by the Blairite "edjukashun edjukashun edjukashun" mantra.

Om.

Some of the comments are rather more pertinent than the article itself.

[LondonManc]

What do "graduates" from nothing courses like the BA in Tweenie and Teletubby Behavioural studies count as?

[BrilloPad]

What do "graduates" from nothing courses like the BA in Tweenie and Teletubby Behavioural studies count as?

A career as a CUK mod?

[DimPrawn]

A career as a CUK mod?

They are overqualified for that role I'm afraid.

[cojak]

A career as a CUK mod?

Who needs a degree?

[BrilloPad]

Who needs a degree?

I thought each case was carefully weighed up and judicious process applied?

[NotAllThere]

The massive increase in higher education began under the Tories in 1990. They brought in loans to pay for it. At my university, the intake in 1990 was triple that of 1989.

[DimPrawn]

It's a real pity that a lot of them didn't learn a proper trade instead of David Beckham studies at Hull Polytechnic.

Shortage of brickies, carpenters and plasterers forcing building companies to turn down work - Telegraph

Still, it's good news for immigrant construction workers.

[FatLazyContractor]

For a moment I thought this was Sugar daddy MF stuff

[vetran]

lefties believe everyone should earn in the top 5% (excluding MP's of course who should earn much more) as many n the top 5% have degrees we need more people with degrees