Æthelric

Education

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This caught my eye. David Willets, a former Tory MP and a current Tory Lord says that we need to increase the number of places at University to avoid our children getting low paid jobs.

Now, is he an idiot? Read more

Covid:- the Lessons from Cornwall

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I have stopped posting on Covid, but this was originally posted on 30th August 2021, not long after the Boardmasters festival. It is just beginning now, with reports of 58.000 visitors, so I reckon a repost is justified.

It is not so easy to access local data now (surprise surprise!) but I am aware of a number of personal acquaintances having Covid in the last few weeks. Read more

The Exam results

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My daughter’s exam results came today. She got three AAA++**s and one AAA++. She is mortified.
She needed at least three AAA/alpha+*s and one AAA++** to get a place at the University she wanted to go to…. Read more

The Housing Crisis

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House prices are ridiculously high just now. In Cornwall the average house price in June 2021 is £330,000. The average salary is £26,000. Young people who have been born and raised in Cornwall cannot afford to buy a house.

But in general, rents follow house prices, and thus the average rent now paid in Cornwall is £826 per month for a two bedroom house.

This also is unaffordable to young people so they are forced to either leave the county or live with their parents. Read more

Scotland

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I love Scotland and the people and I am a staunch supporter of Scottish Independence. It pains me so much to see how Nicola Sturgeon has corrupted the Scottish Nationalist Party which was handed to her on a plate by Alex Salmond after Scotland voted by a very small majority to remain in the UK. Read more

Infinity and Beyond

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Am I human? I feel like a human being. I’m Jack Hawkins, married with two children. But that was a very long time ago. I don’t look like a human being. I have no flesh or bones, I never get hungry.

Actually I’m a starship, Read more

Flying Saucers

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Let’s do a little extrapolating from the present to the next few hundred years based on developments over the last few years.

We are sending automatic unmanned probes into space.
Artificial intelligence is now advanced and its development is accelerating… Read more

Education education education.

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Tony Blair’s goal was to get 50% of the population into further education. This has been taken to mean 50% of the population will have a degree. Which is great for them, because that will put them in the top 10% of earners. Errrrr…… Read more