Beyond university: Why apprenticeships deserve a place on every student’s radar

For generations, the path after A-levels seemed almost predetermined: achieve good grades, secure a university place and spend three years working towards a degree before entering the world of work.

A lighter look at racism in Britain

An astute observer of British life once said: “If you see a white man dashing down the street, he is running to catch a bus. If it’s a black man sprinting, he must be running away from the police.”

It reminded me of the song: “Sugar in the morning, sugar in the evening, sugar at suppertime, be my little sugar and love me all the time” by The McGuire Sisters 1958.

Kumudini Valambia’s question “Is there life after death?” is inspiring. Subject is paranormal/ parapsychological. Epicurus propounded “Eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die”. Indians have proverb “world drowns on death.” Modern science...

As the saying goes, “a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down”. We used to bribe our children with a spoonful of sugar (or sweets) as a treat after taking their medicine.

Lord Lucas’s published ‘The Good School Guide’ revealed such remarkable improvement in the performance of State Schools, that hundreds of independent schools risk closing down. This is extremely good news for the parents of working class, middle...

There is an intense but civilized and scientific discussion on internet, among devoted, learned and intellectual members of Hindu community. While vast majority are against “Open Air Cremation” (OAC), mainly for practical reasons, there is tiny...

Reservation is curse of modern India, as every Tom, Dick and Harry would like to climb band-wagon for easy ride to political, educational and financial advancement. Fiduciary activists are in the pockets of political parties, mainly Congress...

Recently I came across interesting article where it stated that six out of ten believe they were contacted by their departed partners. As we live in modern, scientific world where most do not believe even in God and churches are practically...



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