tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post6668243521427396534..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Wielding the Knife and ForkMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-3843537152888284002010-09-26T17:35:22.302+01:002010-09-26T17:35:22.302+01:00JuliaM, I agree. The best way might be to provide ...JuliaM, I agree. The best way might be to provide some incentive (via tax, perhaps) for firms to do this. <br /><br />After all, it seems to work for the RAF - competition for their student sponsorship is fierce and ensures high-calibre recruits.<br /><br />Demetrius, too true! It's become a cliche to compare our society to Imperial Rome, but I'm sure your comment - or something like it - could have been made by its citizens, particularly under the later emperors.<br /><br />The question is whether it is better to continue propping up the decaying, overloaded structures or to pull them down and start again.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-10399700923129658802010-09-26T12:08:14.659+01:002010-09-26T12:08:14.659+01:00There are several large edifices in UK High Street...There are several large edifices in UK High Street in a state of imminent collapse. One is the old Tech, now an overblown university. Another is the Town Hall, its foundations damaged by underground quangoes. Another is the police HQ under the weight of all the extra policeman pulled off the street to man all the surveillnace equipment. And so and so on. Add your own to taste.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-83708791670643897082010-09-26T11:51:39.088+01:002010-09-26T11:51:39.088+01:00It's a mess, all right. Perhaps it's time ...It's a mess, all right. Perhaps it's time wider use was made of employer-paid apprenticeships for prospective employees. I think they have some of those sort of 'sponsorship' deals in the US, don't they? Based on the sports-style model?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.com