What's in the news?

Oxford University (that's in Engand I believe) came top of the world's top 20 universities, oh there were another three English universities in there. As Bill Bryson said in a a book I was reading, a country with about 1% of the world's population has 20% of the best 25 universities in the world. 

Channel 4 is to run a programme called "The Great British Rake Off" it's a reality show about corporate greed I believe.

Several members of the clubs IT team have been arrested and charged under the trades description act

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I haven't been updated on "The News" since the departure of the original Top Gear team.

I think that might be impossible, if Ian can only make contact with CT that might be difficult. In fact if only CT is available in France I wonder what the french think of it?! 

Tut tut Brue.......are you trying to be rude? 

Thank you everyone else.......2 weeks news summed up in a few lines......I wonder why those TV news reporters get paid so much?!

Possibly  the  reporters  are getting  worried  about  their  finances,  'cos  I  understand  that  the  so-called  "Fake  Sheik"  is  in  need  of  a  lawyer  now.

This university education lark is getting over the top!  Its purely a business today, with universities vying with each other to get the best crop of students in order to top up their bank balances.

In reality, - how many jobs actually require new emplyees to be of a university standard?  Very few I suspect.

When I retired from Police Service I was one of the last Senior Officers NOT to have letters after his name, but I would bet I was a better thief taker, and above all a leader, than many who followed me.

What the service needs today, and so many other occupations too is grass routes experience of the job in hand, gained by serving time at the coal face, not theoretical knowledge gained from Uni.

What we need is more Old fashioned apprenticeships!

TF

Is that in the news too, TF? 

This university education lark is getting over the top!  Its purely a business today, with universities vying with each other to get the best crop of students in order to top up their bank balances.

In reality, - how many jobs actually require new emplyees to be of a university standard?  Very few I suspect.

When I retired from Police Service I was one of the last Senior Officers NOT to have letters after his name, but I would bet I was a better thief taker, and above all a leader, than many who followed me.

What the service needs today, and so many other occupations too is grass routes experience of the job in hand, gained by serving time at the coal face, not theoretical knowledge gained from Uni.

What we need is more Old fashioned apprenticeships!

TF

..That is so true TF in the last few years before i retired, I was often "lumbered" with Graduates ,who would after a short time be parachuted into posts that used to be earned!! with Knowledge and experiance, but because they had a "degree" it was thought that they were better?,but not one of them had any skill which would give them respect amongst the shop floor staff to give advise if problems arose

Not sure what this has got to do with 'news' but I do agree.

By far the best 'graduates' in my profession are those who have done a part-time degree while working and learning the job. 

Those from full time education know a bit of theory but have no practical experience and have great difficulty with practical application.