I Will Deal With It

durhamjen what makes you say that? I don't think you watched it all either, did you? But it's just there as a witty retort to Jalima really, so it's done it's job.

Anyone supporting Corbyn and his cronies should explain exactly how we won't end up in the same situation as Venezuela if he ever leads the country.

So now I use my precious time to come back and answer the irate Primrose I realise all the huffing and puffing is about a question so worthless it isn't worth answering. Really Primrose if your going to bully us into answering your questions do ask ones it's worth answering.

How have I bullied anyone gg?

I felt bullied.

Perhaps you could help me understand exactly what I wrote that you felt was bullying you gg. I don't intend to bully anyone and I really cannot see what I wrote that could be interpreted as bullying.

For those who are quite happy that students take out loans.

www.theguardian.com/money/student-finance

I imagine none of your children or grandchildren are affected by this.

Take no notice Primrose all this bullying talk is bull

jen my children are 'affected' but I think there's value in education. If their education isn't worth the cost, they need to evaluate their choices. I wouldn't expect you to pay for something through your taxes that they consider is not worth the cost themselves.

Did you read the problems with the SLC Primrose65? They are out of control and causing upset and misery for many.
One of my DSs has had a whole history of interaction with them, although he is and has been paying his student loan back. They have written and telephoned both him and me. When they ring they do not identify themselves and will not say why they are phoning, just ask to speak to him. Although he doesn't live with me and has given them his home number they still ring. He has had a series of letters and has constantly tried to tell them that he is already repaying the loan but still they write. If loan sharks behaved as they do they would be prosecuted but they are unassailable.

Of course she didn't, trisher.

40 pages of articles about student finance. Too right I didn't read them all!

Not all students have problems though. Some graduate and seem to walk straight into a well-paid job. Seb never looks stressed to me.
I agree the SLC seems to be a bit bureaucratic but we have not had specific issues with them (yet - 3 children through uni, 2 paid off their loans)

It isn't bureaucracy Primrose65 it is harassment. 3 DSs through Uni. 2 paying off loans 1 not earning enough yet. But the 1 that has been harassed has been so for a number of years and there is nothing you can do to stop them. They use other names than the SLC, write very threatening letters, tell lies, apply pressure, make unreasonable demands and do not stop even when they have been proved wrong. Apart from the upset it causes to families and individuals it is a waste of money. Fortunately DS and me are strong and resilient, someone less so might find the whole thing very worrying.

Sorry trisher I'm not sure how you expect me to be aware of the detail of your children's experience with the SLC! If they are being harassed, perhaps they should take legal advice?

Perhaps you should go to the link and click on the page about student loan problems Primrose65 before dismissing things as "the SLC seems a bit bureaucratic" Understanding something about the thing being discussed helps you know.

Oh dear, was there any need for that sarky remark, trisher?

It wasn't sarky, it was true.

trisher the link goes through to several hundred articles. I do have an understanding of the SLC, but you're posting your specific issues, not commenting on a particular news item. What are we discussing here? Clarity is better than snarky remarks.

We are discussing the nightmare of the SLC read the page that tells you others experiences- click on the nightmare page. Why did you feel the need to post if you don't know what is being discussed.

* But it's just there as a witty retort to Jalima really, so it's done it's job.*


Just found it!!

Gracesgran I would cook and eat in peace - otherwise you could get indigestion.


of course, you may not want my advice .....

I misunderstood then trisher. I was replying to
"I imagine none of your children or grandchildren are affected by this."
Mine are. So I commented. The SLC have not been a nightmare for my children. Does that make my opinion invalid?
The 'nightmare' page - which article is that? The 6th one in from 29th July?

Message deleted by Gransnet. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

Apparently Sebastian Corbyn, aged 25, works as an assistant to John McDonnell, a pal of his Dad's and is paid (at the taxpayers' expense) £48,000 per year - about twice the average wage, so he is doing quite well for a 25 year old..

There is now a rule prohibiting MPs from employing family members, but that does not stop them from employing each other's family members. I wonder how many other well qualified candidates were interviewed for that job?

As I have mentioned before, it's so hard to get a job when your DP are in the business .....
Brooklyn Beckham too, grumbling about not having a 'normal life for an 18 year old' because he has to "work", signing his 'photography book'.
My heart aches for these children.
It quite takes my concentration away from my own DD struggling to pay her student loan.