A theme appears to be emerging here...

What a way to start the day. This morning's Guardian provided me with a boost in saying that graduates ain't what they used to be and degrees are worth less than they once were. Not a huge revelation to many of us. Well, me at least. In summary:

Simply put, the more people go to university, the less special the word "graduate" is, and the narrower the gap between graduate and non-graduate lives. In the era of Lucky Jim and CP Snow, with only around 5-7% of people going to university, the lucky few really did find their lives transformed, as if by a magic wand that took them from factory lines to middle-class plenty.

Good points, but it doesn't take into account that, despite the facts, some people study for a degree for their own personal development, whatever you take that to mean. I'd like to comment further but I must now continue my hunt for gainful employment in the light of my last three years having been an apparent waste of time.

Ho hum.