German trade data

[sal]

Well that's OK then. If we can't get our sprout pickers across the border from the EU, the reciprocal arrangement would be that the EU can't get our UK banking staff over their borders.

The slight difference here is that the UK doesn't want to allow low skilled EU labour in and wants an entry visa regime, while the EU embraced free movement and will be welcoming UK banking staff. So unless the UK comes up with exit visas for banking staff it's all good.

[Jog On]

Maybe Greece can default and DB can die

Although not until after we've left preferably.

[BlasterBates]

EU staff are more highly qualified than UK staff.

https://www.ft.com/content/06fc7c9a-...f-0beb7e589515

EU employees in the UK were on average more highly educated than their UK peers, the research found. Only 15 per cent of EU employees had left formal education before the age of 17 against 44 per cent of UK-born employees. More than 40 per cent of EU workers were educated beyond the age of 21 compared with less than a quarter of UK-born workers.

[original PM]

EU staff are more highly qualified than UK staff.

https://www.ft.com/content/06fc7c9a-...f-0beb7e589515

Anyone want to put together a list of people who have made it big despite having limited 'formal' education.

[BlasterBates]

Anyone want to put together a list of people who have made it big despite having limited 'formal' education.

The EU referendum says it all really.

[Jog On]

Anyone want to put together a list of people who have made it big despite having limited 'formal' education.

Like startin' off with hundred quid dahn the markit...

[SueEllen]

Anyone want to put together a list of people who have made it big despite having limited 'formal' education.

And then we find they had large culture capital such as inherited family wealth, a donation from their parents, somewhere to live and some one to support them if they failed.

[vetran]

EU staff are more highly qualified than UK staff.

https://www.ft.com/content/06fc7c9a-...f-0beb7e589515

shocking considering until recently the school leaving age in the UK has been 16 and many EU countries have mandatory Schooling until 18.

How does it fare in their home countries?

You might want to give SAS's crayons back if you are going to put forward such rubbish statistics.

[original PM]

EU staff are more highly qualified than UK staff.

https://www.ft.com/content/06fc7c9a-...f-0beb7e589515

Having lots of 'qualifications' often just points to an ability to regurgitate someone else's facts.

It most certainly does not point to an increased level of intelligence.

So yes they may be more highly qualified - but are they actually any better?

As a more general question at what point does your degree become worthless from the perspective of actually showing you would add value in any given position over someone who has experience but no degree?

[sasguru]

Anyone want to put together a list of people who have made it big despite having limited 'formal' education.

If you had any formal education, or indeed two brain cells to rub together, you'd know that the percentage of people who have made it big despite having limited 'formal' education is miniscule. The vast majority of people with limited 'formal' education scrape along at the bottom.
Those with relevant education (other things allowing) may not be wealthy, but they'll usually be comfortable.