Old Labour at work

[Doggy Styles]

Didn't Labour introduce a rule that said children of graduates go to the back of the queue for university places or something? Or am I dreaming again?

I definitely remember something like this. Labour said children of graduates unfairly benefit from having clever parents.

[tim123]

Stupid people, i.e. Labour voters, are poor.

but so are much of the upper class.

tim

[AlanR]

Define 'Rich'

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Didn't Labour introduce a rule that said children of graduates go to the back of the queue for university places or something? Or am I dreaming again?

I definitely remember something like this. Labour said children of graduates unfairly benefit from having clever parents.

since you are making the claim, you should check. Or maybe it's a fairy story......

[Doggy Styles]

since you are making the claim, you should check. Or maybe it's a fairy story......

I thought somebody might remember. Anyway, no it isn't a fairy story, here it is:

University squeeze on children of graduates

Middle-class pupils face losing out on university places if their parents have degrees and professional jobs, after changes to the admissions system. For the first time, applicants will be asked to reveal whether their parents also went to university, as part of moves to attract more working-class students into higher education.

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) said yesterday that it had also decided that information on the occupation and ethnicity of applicants’ parents should also be made available to admissions officers. Previously this had been held back until after places were offered.

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The Government has set aspirational targets for universities designed to get more students from state schools and working-class groups.

[Mich the Tester]

I thought somebody might remember. Anyway, no it isn't a fairy story, here it is:

University squeeze on children of graduates

...and it's not even in the Daily Wail.

Bleeding hell.

[PM-Junkie]

Define 'Rich'

OK, I'll have a stab at it...

Howsabout not laying in a hospital bed about to have a cancerous tumour removed in an op that you have a 50/50 chance of living through and giving you another 2 years of life, if you're lucky?

A little perspective is a wonderful thing

[OwlHoot]

.. Under the radical drive, every authority from Whitehall to local councils will be legally bound to bridge the gap between rich and poor.

Already they need to assess the affect of policies to ensure they do not unfairly discriminate on grounds of race, gender, disability or sexuality.

Now ministers are considering making them take class background into account when making decisions. ..

Great. So that must mean the hunting ban can be challenged once more, and inheritance tax, because those discriminate against the upper classes.

[threaded]

"Old Labour at work": isn't that one of them oxymoron things.

[TheFaQQer]

It's all irrelevant, since John Major delivered a classless society.