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[Johnsond]

14 minutes ago, Mark J said:

That's a very random question Dave. 
is your problem that I might have a degree?
You'll have to elaborate as I'm lousy at cryptic crosswords. 

No not at all it’s just the back and forth with you yesterday was reminiscent of me trying to deal with the kids of mine whom did attend university. Ive no problem with people being educated to the extent of obtaining a degree although I don’t think it’s for everyone and the whole Blair era push for it has turned out to be another of his utter F Ups. 

Edited April 22, 2022 by Johnsond

[Mark J]

14 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

No not at all it’s just the back and forth with you yesterday was reminiscent of me trying to deal with the kids of mine whom did attend university. 

OK.
It's certainly not for everyone. 
Did your kids benefit from the excellent system of free degrees in Scotland or did they study elsewhere?

Edited April 22, 2022 by Mark J

[trigger_andy]

12 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

No not at all it’s just the back and forth with you yesterday was reminiscent of me trying to deal with the kids of mine whom did attend university. Ive no problem with people being educated to the extent of obtaining a degree although I don’t think it’s for everyone and the whole Blair era push for it has turned out to be another of his utter F Ups. 

I think you’re flattering him here Dave. 🤣

[Johnsond]

8 minutes ago, Mark J said:

OK.
It's certainly not for everyone. 
Did your kids benefit from the excellent system of free degrees in Scotland or did they study elsewhere?

The excellent system you describe Mark is not actually that at all, the free places are getting less year after year bud. The universities make the money from overseas paying students hence the numbers of those places have increased. Do some research on it Mark it’s an eye opener. 
No the ones whom did go went down in Newcastle so have the debt to go with it. 

[Mark J]

5 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

The excellent system you describe Mark is not actually that at all, the free places are getting less year after year bud. The universities make the money from overseas paying students hence the numbers of those places have increased. Do some research on it Mark it’s an eye opener. 
No the ones whom did go went down in Newcastle so have the debt to go with it. 

I know a bit about how universities make money.

I got into debt for my first degree, I had the money in my pocket to pay for my second one. 

Edited April 22, 2022 by Mark J

[Johnsond]

3 minutes ago, Mark J said:

I know a bit about how universities make money.

I got into debt for my first degree, I had the money in my pocket to pay for my second one. 

I’m sure you do but the whole free uni for all lie in Scotland is what I’m on about. Not how or what you did or paid for. It’s yet another bit of good work by the SNP pr team. 

[Mark J]

47 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

I’m sure you do but the whole free uni for all lie in Scotland is what I’m on about. Not how or what you did or paid for. It’s yet another bit of good work by the SNP pr team. 

Are prescriptions still free up there?

Fingers crossed your new party gets in and you won't have to deal with SNP anymore. 
Best of luck!

Edited April 22, 2022 by Mark J

[Johnsond]

25 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Are prescriptions still free up there?

Fingers crossed your new party gets in and you won't have to deal with SNP anymore. 
Best of luck!

Dear me Mark are you on your bloody period this week. They are not my new party as well you know. 
Prescriptions should be free for those whom genuinely need them,  those whom can afford too should pay and i include myself in that  category. The biggest beneficiary from free prescriptions are the drug companies themselves. On the other side of the coin you may not be aware of the current number of cottage hospital closures currently being forced through up here by the SNP !!. You like many others looking in think Scotland is some kind of SNP managed socialist paradise, in reality  it’s far far from that up here. As I keep saying the pr machine behind the current government and a very cooperative media make for a totally biased view. 

Edited April 22, 2022 by Johnsond

[Mark J]

13 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Dear me Mark are you in your bloody period this week. They are not my new party as well you know. 
Prescriptions should be free for those whom genuinely need them, for those whom can afford it yet should pay and include myself intact category. The biggest beneficiary from free prescriptions are the drug companies themselves. On the other side of the coin you may not be aware of the current number of cottage hospital closures currently being forced through up here by the SNP !!.

Aye well, swings and roundabouts, at last the gov down here are building forty new hospitals which will probably end up benefitting the drug companies too, in a roundabout way; a bit like how the new super-prisons they're building will massively line the pockets of Serco and the like and do little in terms of actual rehabilitation. 

Anyhow, I hope you get your gripe with the SNP sorted out.