“in the five years to 2019-20, the government spent about £12,000 per person in London, the richest part of the UK, compared with just £8,000 in the north.”
The vast majority of those who live in London are not rich, this is a wildly misleading claim. London = higher rent = higher cost of living = higher public sector salaries = higher overhead costs. The guardian appear to be just baiting here.
“What if we allocated £30,000 as a lifetime investment in the professional development of every single 18-year-old?”
Another load of spivs will be along to hoover it up into crappy schemes.
Oh look a other nonsense guardian opinion piece
Fair is a condition of the weather, old books and old coins. But, if what you are talking about is supporting citizens, every damn person minus the billionaires who could give not be bothered to give a shit, everyone needs everyone else to help… poor, nearly poor, middle, and upper but not the tipy0top
So, going to university helps you earn more, makes you less racist, and ensures the coubtry has people with the skills and knowledge than an advannced economy needs. But it’s bad that the state helps people who are sufficiently qualified to go to university, because people who arent qualified don’t get to go.
This isn’t the most badly-reasoned and internally inconsistent Guardian article I’ve seen, but that’s not saying much.
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“in the five years to 2019-20, the government spent about £12,000 per person in London, the richest part of the UK, compared with just £8,000 in the north.”
The vast majority of those who live in London are not rich, this is a wildly misleading claim. London = higher rent = higher cost of living = higher public sector salaries = higher overhead costs. The guardian appear to be just baiting here.
“What if we allocated £30,000 as a lifetime investment in the professional development of every single 18-year-old?”
Another load of spivs will be along to hoover it up into crappy schemes.
Oh look a other nonsense guardian opinion piece
Fair is a condition of the weather, old books and old coins. But, if what you are talking about is supporting citizens, every damn person minus the billionaires who could give not be bothered to give a shit, everyone needs everyone else to help… poor, nearly poor, middle, and upper but not the tipy0top
So, going to university helps you earn more, makes you less racist, and ensures the coubtry has people with the skills and knowledge than an advannced economy needs. But it’s bad that the state helps people who are sufficiently qualified to go to university, because people who arent qualified don’t get to go.
This isn’t the most badly-reasoned and internally inconsistent Guardian article I’ve seen, but that’s not saying much.