John Bale wrote:
>Is this attachment a sign of things to come - any clues from 'this government'?
>>This past Wednesday, Premier Harris addressed a summit on
>>the future of the universities. On that occasion he said
>>that he sees little value in academic degrees in the
>>humanities, geography (NOTE), and sociology, in which "The
>>graduates have very little hope of contributing to society
>>in any meaningful way." (Globe & Mail, Nov. 21, Toronto
>>Star, Nov. 20)
John.
This sort of stuff seems to be a defining characteristic of right wing
(-ish) governments. I seem to remember Thatcher and her pals saying
similar things in the past. As for the present UK labour government, I
think the jury is still out ...
Christopher Ray
Newcastle
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