Course fees, asylum seekers, and the disabled on benefits
I was astonished this week when I discovered that, as a disabled person not in receipt of Disability Living Allowance—I’m still in the process of appealing the decision not to award that to me—I am not entitled to any discount on evening and weekend part-time course fees at my local college. But imagine my surprise to discover that if I were an asylum seeker—note, not a person who has successfully won the right to stay here, but someone who is waiting to find out—I could do the courses for free. How is that fair? But take note: this is not a blog entry attacking asylum seekers. No way. Read on…
tags: asylum seekers, bigotry, course fees, education, gay, incapacity benefit, inequality, lesbian, parapsychology, prejudice, unemployment benefitBurger, fries, coke, courses…
MacDonald’s is to offer courses contributing to new A-level equivalent qualifications being introduced by the government, whose unholy alliance with the world’s most notorious peddler of fast food is completely at odds with the anti-obesity, low-salt, low-sugar, low-fat messages being put out almost daily. What a gift horse for the world’s most sinister clown! Another own goal for Labour. Is it just me, or did foot-and-mouth disease cross the species line and infect politicians? You can’t make people feel bad about being fat and then offer them qualifications while they gulp down lard-burgers…
tags: burgers, education, fast food, McDonald's, qualifications
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