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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Sooo sorry.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
She’s arguing that high interest rates on plan 2 are unfair and excessive at up to 6.5% they are! This locks students into permanent repayments despite paying many times their loan back. She has a point. He does too. Both are right.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Absolutely. A relative is paying £900 per month and the debt is hardly reducing. At this rate they will pay off the loan a few years before the 30 year term. Psychologically challenging and high marginal rates can impact adversely on career choices.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Interest rates on plan 2 in particular are far far too high. Much better to set the interest rate at the rate of inflation and then this would mean more loans would be repaid. This impacts most in those taking 4 year degrees and post grads and those from poorer backgrounds. So distressing for many
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This is does not cover the varying experiences of graduates. Those with larger loans are paying a crippling rate of interest RPI +3% so loans grow to the point that even on high repayments they will make little impact on their loan. A relative is paying £900 pm and the debt barely decreases.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Important and welcome that the government has reinstated maintenance grants for poorer students. Up until now these students have been the ones who have had to borrow most and repay at as much as 7%
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
9/ "Otherwise, there may be penalties. Companies should feel secure in the fact that Swedish law is firm. It is also important that we – both politically and from the industries – are clear about this towards foreign clients."
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I disagree. It takes courage to so clearly challenge the party he has joined
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Bit of a soggy Saturday.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Clearly you have your anecdotal evidence and perhaps you’re right but mine is someone with very good and relevant A levels, a 2.1 Anatomy degree from an outstanding programme who has left the PA profession because of this controversy. A waste. As I said there should be a way to make this work.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
At the outset you disagreed with the statement that PAs require a 1st degree in a biological science/anatomy course. However the vast majority of courses do require this and I have agreed that the few exceptions to this are concerning. There are many many very well qualified PAs
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
I would agree that entry quals should be rigorous and essentially include biological/science courses and clearly you flag up two that don’t and this is more than concerning. Having quickly checked about 15 I found 2 that were less rigorous.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Government careers information states that applicants for PA educ. programmes should have medical/health first degrees. It’s a little harsh to suggest that I’m lying. It might be helpful to post the source of your information as clearly you know something to the contrary.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
A shortage of goods + services (for a specific reason) is just another way of saying excess money in the economy. I can see that this might then suggest alternative or additional strategies for countering inflation but managing an economy involves all sorts of levers and govt power is not unlimited.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Interesting but if a govt can decide what interest (rate?) it wants then why doesn’t it opt to pay a lower interest rate rather than the 5%or so it recently paid? Also can’t it rely on the B of E to control inflation through its setting of the ‘national’ interest rate?
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Interest payments in govt debt.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Thank you for the conversation. I just think that markets also lose confidence when they see that the debt is acting as a drag on the economy and/or believe that a govt might decide to reduce the burden through a dose of inflation.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
thank you. I appreciate that governments aren’t households and that money is quite tricksy but at the root of money is confidence and given our debt and deficit is high this impacts on scope for spending.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
You’re right this is bending my mind :) I’d be grateful if you would explain this a little more.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I’d be grateful if you would explain this a little more :)
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
I agree that the government has the power but funds need to come from somewhere to pay for the hospitals and healthcare. There’s private money to make this investment and these funds will not be steered elsewhere. it’s a real option in an imperfect world.
elsewhere.xn--its-so0a
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Private money pays for runways whereas public money pays for hospitals. Big difference and there’s no conspiracy.
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rosalind1.bsky.social @rosalind1.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Those dismissing PA often refer to their mere 2 years of training yet they all are post grads with biological science/ anatomy degrees. As such they should be useful but such damning criticism merely undermines. Find a workable solution!
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