Why the saga of university fees is farcical – and the joke is on the students
With the news that some of the weakest universities in Britain are going to charge up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees, another scene in the Comedy of Errors of our university system is played out.
By Eleanor Stanford | Notebook | Monday, 4 April 2011 at 4:45 pm
Status: In a relationship with…my cyber girlfriend
In a bizarre twist to our continuing preoccupation with online identity, a new start up company is claiming to uniquely improve a man’s cyber credentials.
By Eleanor Stanford | Notebook | Wednesday, 30 March 2011 at 12:37 pm
It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday
For decades thirteen year old girls (and boys) have made up dance routines to their favourite songs, singing into a hairbrush with stars in their eyes. These performances are meticulously rehearsed and then given to adoring family members in the living room. The audience’s reviews centre on how adorable it all is, and how horribly [...]
By Eleanor Stanford | Notebook | Friday, 25 March 2011 at 11:30 am
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