tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post7048504476215000947..comments2024-03-17T09:31:00.993+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: Fancy A Pint?Demetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-23604550256245818852015-07-08T21:37:10.831+01:002015-07-08T21:37:10.831+01:00Likewise for the staff. One of the better profs at...Likewise for the staff. One of the better profs at my tech would spend half his time in industry picking up the newest info.FrankChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349761659165064987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-12034864676150607582015-07-08T15:17:53.322+01:002015-07-08T15:17:53.322+01:00It might be better if more students went in for pa...It might be better if more students went in for part time education.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-58614276343311526262015-07-08T14:25:24.148+01:002015-07-08T14:25:24.148+01:00Good point - the rapid expansion of HE with no cor...Good point - the rapid expansion of HE with no corresponding accommodation development has opened the door to exploitation on a dramatic scale.<br /><br />Where once students were housed in manages halls of residence at minimal rent, even first years are left to take their chances on the open market through commercial agencies. The end result has been to inflate rents in deprived areas - our sons paid much the same despite one living in a property hotspot and the other in a town notorious for low incomes and unemployment. This means either massive student debts or huge housing benefit bills for the taxpayer - and a nice little earner for BtL landlords.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.com