tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292391779446914378.post2808088233489076758..comments2023-10-14T03:29:27.812-07:00Comments on Bid for Freedom!: Social MobilityJulie Hepburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625896364216944508noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292391779446914378.post-61825805707157864762009-11-30T16:28:16.928-08:002009-11-30T16:28:16.928-08:00Well, offer paid internships for a start, as oppos...Well, offer paid internships for a start, as opposed to just handing out meagre lunch and travel expenses! I'm a Scot living down in London who just finished an internship with an MP, and I was handed out the bare minimum, food and travel. Though it was a great experience, a minimum wage would have helped motivate! It would also mean that people with poorer backgrounds would be able to step onto the ladder, when it comes to getting involved in politics!Niall Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592569608635176462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292391779446914378.post-42796794690839461062009-09-04T15:20:51.236-07:002009-09-04T15:20:51.236-07:00http://www.scottishreview.net/KRoy133.html
KENNET...http://www.scottishreview.net/KRoy133.html<br /><br />KENNETH ROY<br /><br />Can the public service broadcaster<br />be trusted?<br /><br />The BBC and Kenny MacAskillJim Carveupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292391779446914378.post-41501440859182011912009-08-18T12:21:06.646-07:002009-08-18T12:21:06.646-07:00Excellent analysis, Julie. Though, in the absence ...Excellent analysis, Julie. Though, in the absence of grammar schools and academic selection, it's very difficult for many working-class kids to get to university, and become socially mobile in the first place.<br /><br />I don't see a return to selection happening in Scotland (or in non grammar school parts of England), but we do need to do something to sort out the effect of the education system upon people's prospects for social mobility.Armchair Sceptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700172701458170654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292391779446914378.post-77570537928238882012009-07-24T05:26:15.691-07:002009-07-24T05:26:15.691-07:00Many good points here. I don't think a private...Many good points here. I don't think a private education gives students an advantage at university, where the academic playing field is pretty level despite laptops (which everyone has now) and not having to hold down a paid job (the rich kids don't tend to spend their spare time studying). They perhaps have a more coached approach to work, so are less likely to be original but also unlikely to fail. <br /><br />However something definitely happens on the way in, and on the way out again as employers differentiate between the 2:1s (or even give a hand up to selected 2:2s). I have seen a lot written about the first aspect but very little about the second, which it seems is even more insidious. A postgrad course is now almost obligatory. Even the brightest students able to secure funding for advanced postgrad training usually have to self-fund a masters first. <br /><br />By the way, unpaid internships should be banned under employment law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com