Tonyp

My missus started doing youth work while in her twenties,then her bosses encouraged her to do a degree,she told them you need 4 a,levels to get in she didn't have any.but her boss was very supportive & let her go to college were achieved the 4 required

Then she was accepted into greenwich uni the rest was up to her & she was bringing 2 small children up working 2 jobs & attending

Lectures at uni,when she put her decantation in it was done on a type writer..No help with the computer with spell check or grammar

Thats why I believe the kids are failing modern technology makes them lazy...By the way you didn't offend me just got a little

Annoyed..But then again that's what a forum is all about everyone's opinion counts otherwise there would be no diversity ...

Cathy got her degree when she was 30 she is 53 now better not tell her I told you l.o.l..

I think what your saying about people doing worthless degrees is quite ignorant to say the least,my missus got a degree

In Sociology with honours & she worked ******* hard for it her minor qualifications were 4 a levels in maths,English,psychology,sociology,results all grade A's 8'O,levels not going to mention them by the her decantation was in child protection.10,000 word essay incase you forget,I can't tell you how many underprivileged kids she has helped if you

Come to London. I'm sure you'd like to meet her & the kids she works with then tell her that her degree is worthless.When

My son gets his degree in ART..He wants to emigrate to Australia,he will not get there with gcse in English that is a fact

I'm not going to tell you what A,levels or Gcse's his got the fact is degrees open doors...If you want to do a degree that you enjoy

Then do it it's a qualification that anybody can take off you..by the way my missus speaks fluent French & Latin alright on holiday,

Museums or churches...finally if nobody did history,there wouldn't be a forum but there is cos it's INTRESTING.........

Threegee maybe you can get an image via google map just a thought.

Steve know what your saying they say scots get free education,that's true to a certain extent but when they try to get in they usually

get refused due to high demand but you can guarantee 60% of the students are from the rest of the uk or overseas paying fees

Double standards but it looks good in principle...My son is in his final year at Cardiff & said to me he has got quite a few friends from

Scotland studying there..He said to them why you not studying up there they told him no places,people getting there pockets full I'm afraid... Last year I had a discussion with Chuka Umuna while on a delagation in Jersey he didn't give me the answer neither ...

By the way I joined the union not for political gains but to help stop people getting bullied in the workplace which occurs more & more

I'm also very passionate on kids getting a good education I got a motion passed to help kids at uni...

Steve I'm a union man but I would advise everybody who has children wanting to go to university to take advantage

Of the Tory loan scheme before they change the rules because as it stands now ..your kids will never be able to pay it

Back I know this because my kids took advantage of it & they know they will not be able to pay it back.....so thanks

To the Tories my kids got the free education they deserve & urge everybody to do the same....

THEY WILL CHANGE THIS that I do know....

Steve I think you missed my point most of influx of immigrants seem to hit the south east,maybe that's where most of the jobs are

I don't know...what gets me is people in the north east slagging immigration!!! Hand on your heart how many immigrants are there in

Bedlington ... As I said before when I lived there & loved it but I knew I had to get away to get on it didn't matter what qualifications you

Had, to me personally it was jobs for the boys,I.E if your father worked somewhere & there was a vacancy there son or son in law got

The job....At least that's what happened when I lived there...

What people say in conversation stays there secretive klu klux clan,masons,best of mates usually.....

They might be in with chance at Clacton full of east end bnp numpties

Not to worry probably. Give extra money to the guys that drink in the red lion 7 lunch times a week & never done a days work in there life...then blame it everybody else....

Last time I was at bedlington never seen many slim people there in fact it looked like they were eating very well must be very affluent

Now!!!!, mmmm I guess you've been to Scotland recently or watching propaganda on tv typical....

That's for fourgee

My missus is from Glasgow she singing auld lang syne & she said the next lowest death rates will be I'm sure you can guess

Stotty cake ham & peas pudding.....

I made a comment about this on gallery j.curley was my grandfather billy Hoolison give my mum away as my granda got killed in 1949 @ the doctor pit April ......

Better places in bedlington jimmy milne would give you a better milk shake,peter bacci's place had a better machine latter on tommy miller tried to give you everything,even bingo for the auldings.served with a burger from a microwave which would be a relic now lol...

He's an old Victorian baron gets he's workers on zero hour contracts,sells replica shirts for ridiculous ammonts of

Money which are made for 5bob in sweat shop in the Far East , capitalism in the most extreme

That's what UKIP will give you,that's why he would fit the bill.....

The newcastle fans could,get rid of him if they show unity It would be painful but it can be done!!!

Stop going to the matches & stop buying the merchandise if the people up there keep on giving him

Money he will stay if you stop feeding him he will go ... With a bit of luck he may join

Another gullible lot .."Maybe U.K.I.P"...

If anyone is interested I came across the website of mikcritchlow.com he has a good array

Of photos of miners picnic etc some of the faces are pretty soulless but the content is very good

It's mostly ashington people & Blyth power station but there are a few from bedlington miners picnic

I think some of the older members will recognise some people,worth taking a look at

Happy birthday Malcolm

I guess they weren't scaffolding or steeple jaccks

Symptoms,you can't do that now they would sack you on the spot,if you had a 2 hour break can't see what production gets done

You can see why firms employ Eastern Europens you'd never see them having 2 hr breaks...by the way there still lots of pubs

In greenwich which are packed 7 days a week locals,students,tourists etc...

I live in greenwich ??. But what has walking underneath the river Thames got to do with lunch breaks unless that's what people do on

There 20 min break?????

Eggy that's what I tell my fellow workers the firm I work for are quite good with breaks in fact very flexi they say as long as the work is done what's required .. Unfortunately you get a few most who will grizzle at anything & in the end put in danger of jeopardising the thing we

Have in place I say to them exactly what you said, guess you can't win sometimes....

Kieth,I don't know we're eggy is pulling these break times from your actual time allowed is 20mins if you work more

Than 6hrs goverment directive not unions,if a firm doesn't recognise unions that's what you get like it or lump it...

Firms who work with unions tend to get a better deal that's a fact,when the union will discuss a deal which in the

First instance will be with the lads & lasses on the shop floor & what they would like,we as union officials

Will put this to management...But if management wanted to be mean they can quote goverment rules

Which means you have to go with what they say,sometimes you might get something out of them as they like to

Be seen to been good,theres some different rules for shift workers but not a lot of difference...

What's annoying is working class people slagging unions off,maybe they should ask what they can do for them instead

Of been treated like Victorian slaves because that's what's happening thatcher started it.....

Vic fair comment any charity is good but it is up to individual where he or she donates I'm just saying it's just a bit of fun it's not forced

Got it wrong sclerosis