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   Bacterium from The Slide says:

   May 1, 10:30

   Anon from Anon, how right you are. I've just retired from the staff of a well-known red brick University, where I was a researcher. I too am horrified not only by the incredibly poor educational standards of the students, but also by the lack of social skills exhibited by many of them. If standards are so bad in my 'prestigious' institution, one can only imagine the dire situation in the many 'used-to-be-a -poly' so-called Universities that we see today. Depressing.

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   anon from anon says:

   May 1, 09:18

   When I went to University in the early seventies, only 5% of school leavers were going on to further and higher education -( I was told by my first lecturer that we had competed with 20 other applicants for each place on the course). Now I believe its more like 50+% of school leavers, possibly more, who go on to FE/HE. It was a genuine achievement and a priviledge for someone from my working class background to be the first one in the family to go on to University - not anymore. I cannot believe the low standards of writing /speech of current 18+ students - it is really worrying, and as someone has already commented, if the candidates on 'The Apprentice' are the best we can do then God help us - they are the business managers of the future!

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   d. from london says:

   Apr 30, 23:21

   and who do you think the real winner is?

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   d. from london says:

   Apr 30, 23:11

   if they had not tried to sell everything the losing team would have won with a £78 profit because they thought they had to offload everything at once they lost, quit while you're ahead. You don't know how the other team is performing but you can't know but even if £78 is insignificant compared to Sir Alan's £700 million pound fortune, that doesn't seem to be all that bad judging on how they go. Millionaires talking like tuppence is of consequence to them. A twenty pound note is tuppence in this economy.
   There are no rules in this game except common sense. what would you do if you were selling stuff on ebay there are plenty of more experience traders out and about and they would not part with anything for less than what they paid. You have to assume that everyone is seeking a profit but that doesn't mean I want to haggle and that's why I only ever buy what I need not what ever takes my fancy. I thought the bloke who bought the skeleton was a total dunce and if I had £160 maybe i'd spend it on some of those truffles instead.
   Overall though I don't see how the show is testing real life skills it seems more like just a little bit of entertainment ok so it is a bit of fun to say yeah but.. but if they do anything it is they squabble so much it is irritating and nobody looks at the issues objectively it seems to more about "sibling rivalry" than actually solving problems. I hate fighting I'd just walk away from that scene if I have to haggle for something I will go without people I'll buy things for what is a reasonable price in my estimation or not at all.

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   ginkb from london says:

   Apr 30, 22:12

   yh 2 rite, totally agree wiv david and bluelight

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