[shakermaker]

Originally Posted by jambutty

We used to have an education system, although not perfect, was good enough to produce scientists, inventors, technicians, engineers etc in abundance.

We still do, don't we? Admittedly, the government's attitude towards education has changed and changed again, however A-level results are getting higher each year, even with exam boards changing the specification constantly to accommodate the whingers saying that the exams are just getting easier. Well if the results are getting better with stricter specifications, teaching must be getting better, right?

Originally Posted by jambutty

We used to have trade apprentices where school leavers could learn a trade.

Still do! Most of the courses at Accy & Rossendale college are ones that lead onto a trade.

Originally Posted by jambutty

Kids could play out with safety although there was the odd case of child abuse.

Is it not possible that attitudes towards abuse have become more strict and if those attitudes were in place way back when, much more cases would have been reported?