tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post6477276938675123257..comments2024-03-18T15:52:46.631+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Six of the Best 94Jonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-19943026014469953072010-09-28T22:22:07.522+01:002010-09-28T22:22:07.522+01:00I read the Observer piece for a second time and do...I read the Observer piece for a second time and don't have too many firm thoughts. Using your example, Jonathan, I suspect that applicants today may be attracted to Psychology or Media Studies courses rather than stuffier sounding Philosophy, History or English Lit. <br /><br />There are even scarier things. It should be very worrying that the study of modern languages does not appeal to young people; the number of courses/seats in HE has fallen. Perhaps that suffices in a world where every educated person can read/write broken American English.<br /><br />Courses for vets are only available to applicants whose parents are vets. The closed shop is not just a trade union phenomenon.Charliemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964488383299624526noreply@blogger.com