When I was complaining about our supermarkets remaining open so late at night and feeling sorry for the staff who had to work such late shifts, I was told that many students appreciated the opportunity and (by one of them) some young mothers did, too - an evening or two a week when the husband would look after the children and she was able to get out of the house was very welcome.
And yes, back in my day they had this strange concept called "free, universal education" which meant that the child of a dustman and of a duchess paid exactly the same for their university education - nothing! This was abolished by the Blair administration of the 1990s. Had we known about it earlier, we could have set money aside for our child's university education. Unfortunately, we were given a year's notice that this was going to happen.... and even so, she didn't have to pay nearly as much as they do nowadays. A shift or two at the supermarket may well help to ensure some of today's students actually eat.
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Date: 2015-03-19 07:11 pm (UTC)And yes, back in my day they had this strange concept called "free, universal education" which meant that the child of a dustman and of a duchess paid exactly the same for their university education - nothing! This was abolished by the Blair administration of the 1990s. Had we known about it earlier, we could have set money aside for our child's university education. Unfortunately, we were given a year's notice that this was going to happen.... and even so, she didn't have to pay nearly as much as they do nowadays. A shift or two at the supermarket may well help to ensure some of today's students actually eat.