On 25/06/16 18:53, Capitol wrote:
Mike Tomlinson wrote:
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Much of the skills base now is in the media industries
Ah yes, "meeja studies", the default fallback for those too thick or
poorly educated to take a real degree.


Don't knock it, its generating massive export sales.

Meeja studdies isnt generating any exports.

Its training people to go on demonstrations and whine, and live off
their parents, or flip burgers.

I agree it's
not engineering or science, but it is very profitable and unequalled
world wide. It's very similar to the sucess of the Essex currency
dealers in the city, definitely cowboys, but money makers for the banks.

Not sure what you are in fact talking about.

The 'media industry' is subsidised by the EU....


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