On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:29:24 -0800 (PST)
1506 wrote:
be subsidised. I'd start with suggesting that all science, engineering an=
d
major humanities courses - english, languages, history, law - should be f=
ree
so long as the students complete them and pass. Other courses should be
subsidised on a sliding scale based on how I would guess some national
committee feels how intellectually rigorous or useful they are. Media stu=
dies
should be somewhere near the bottom.

B2003

And then, with respect Boltar, you have created another taxpayer
funded Quango. Better, IMHO to let the market decide. If there is a

The market doesn't decide. The NHS is short of doctors but that hasn't
caused the number of students doing medicine to rise. Similarly The City
is hiring from abroad because there arn't enough economics graduates in
this country. I imagine there are similar shortfalls in other areas.

offering the degree. But, preserve us please from liberal arts
degrees.

Depends how you define liberal arts. I wouldn't call languages or history a
waste of time though I suspect the country has enough lawyers now to last the
next 50 years.

B2003