I take your point but the 'moaning' as you put it on this thread is because our profession is constantly attacked and blamed for societies failings....
You appear to be making an assumption that those 17% would not be illiterate or innumerate had they been taught in a different more traditional way....
Fair points indeed. I think I will retract my comments and wait until this is all over before passing blame or opinion on any of the people involved....
What on earth are you talking about? Who are these spongers you are talking about?
Originally Posted by pork pie
Those who expect others to pay more, so they can pay little or nothing. The ones who use buses and other local authority facilities, where-as most people only get their bins collected for the money.