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[Borin' Baggie]

People with better soft skills are more likely to be employed

Absolutely. And you don’t HAVE to go to uni to get those but there are tons of kids turning to adults who massively need that. When I look at some of my daughters housemates these three years will be absolutely essential to what they become capable of contributing in that sphere.

It doesn’t surprise me that right leaning thinkers don’t get it.

I get it all right. But what is the difference between going to University and getting a job in terms of growing up? It's not a question of being right leaning FFS.

I fucked up my A levels first time round because of girls, booze and house music. Fuck me I grew up a lot in the couple of years I went to work and study before going to Sheffield.

The world does not owe you a living whilst you grow up. You can still have fun making all sorts of mistakes, I know I did.

Exposure to a much wider group of people with much more varied opportunities with the freedom to explore those opportunities within an academic environment.