...in the wasteland of further education, not only are we not recruiting enough students, not only, thanks to the latest government computer-based fiasco even more are put off because the Learning and Skills Council has made a hash of the EMAs (Education Maintenance Allowance: the financial incentive to lure 16-18 year-olds into colleges), the new catering contractors proudly presented us with the most illiterate menu ever seen. 'Panini's', it offers, along with a 'chicken speacial'. Add to this bizarre capitalisation of random words, and the effect is quite emetic. Will the food be so to?
And another thing....what is all this nonsense about psychological warfare against Al-Qaeda's 'brand'? See the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/26/alqaida.uksecurity. When word reaches the caves of Tora Bora that the focus groups don't like the brand, I'm sure bin-Laden will throw in the towel.
End of rant.
