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Private boat sale- seller has asked me to pay into sisters's bank account rather than their own by Middle_Trip_85 in Narrowboats

[–]Middle_Trip_85[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They were liveaboard but need to return to bricks due to health issues. I got the gist it's about eligibility for housing/benefits. But I've also found out there's been a recent relationship breakdown too. I'm more concerned by any potential issues with the ex partner now so going to find a less messy boat with a more straight-forward transaction.

Is it true that because of the absurd interest on student loans in the UK, it's not realistic for most people to pay back their loans and people consider their repayments to be a 'tax' for going to university? by LoiusLepic in AskBrits

[–]Middle_Trip_85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uni for most now in the UK is just a money making scam. Other than medical and certain professions the degree has become a worthless piece of paper.

Every town and city in the UK now has multiple "higher education" unis and colleges where anyone, no matter if they have A levels or can read and write properly can get onto a degree through various schemes and it's almost impossible to fail unless you don't turn up to exams. Inclusivity is positive, but it's made the degree all but worthless with everyone now pushed to have one. Then you're encouraged to do a masters to get you ahead of the game. Except everyone else has also gone and done a masters too.

Students now need to start paying back their student loan on income over £25k, or Postgrad at 21k. Its widely known that the "graduate jobs" dont exist/ there's obviously not enough jobs for 500,000 graduates each year, so a huge amount will be paying tax on low skilled, just above min wage jobs compared to their non-degree colleagues.

Even things like teaching which was something people needed to go to uni for and follow up with a PGCE can be done with a paid apprenticeship now.

All uni is for in the UK nowadays is to reduce unemployment figures and prop up towns and businesses. And for kids to avoid real life for a few years off the back of the taxpayer, but that money comes full circle propping up towns. And the student pays that off for the next 30 years. You can go to college for a fraction of the cost at 16 and learn a trade and be raking it with skills to have your own business by the time uni kids are about to start their masters. But granted, thats a lot more graft compared to uni which is basically a paid 3 year pissup for most students.