London Banter - View Single Post - Crossrail and Tube upgrades spared the axe

David Cantrell · October 4th 10, 11:16 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 11:59:59AM +0000, d wrote:
On Fri, 1 Oct 2010 12:11:43 +0100
Roland Perry wrote:
They are soon to be under school leaving age. And the majority will be
students of one kind or another, even if they've left school.
A student is someone who goes to university

No, a student is one who studies.

and has to fork out (eventually one way
or another) for their fees. Last time I looked kids of 16 ot 17 could stay at
school which is paid for by the government.

Yeah, and being at school does tend to prevent one from getting a job
that pays well, especially if you put the necessary time and effort
into your studies to actually benefit from them.

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