Tales from Tandarei

August 23, 2009 · Filed Under benefit fraud, sunday times, tandarei · Comment 

I have to say until today that until I picked up the Sunday Times today I had never heard of Tandarei. It may sound like something tasty from an Indian restaurant menu – but according to the Sunday Times hacks at least – this is a place that leaves a rather nasty taste in [...]

Polytechnics beating Oxbridge for jobs

August 16, 2009 · Filed Under oxbridge, polytechnics, student unemployment · Comment 

A heartwarming story in the Sunday Times today. If you want to get ahead – get a polytechnic education - because you stand a much better chance in the employment market. Well maybe I am misquoting the findings of the most recent graduate unemployment league table – but they do make interesting [...]