But what of Social workers ?

[bigpaul]

(4 March 2012, 19:49)NorthernRaider Wrote:

(4 March 2012, 18:02)bigpaul Wrote: there are a few disappearing, if not already disappeared, trades in your list NR, blacksmiths-not many of them these days, apart from a place owned by the National Trust near here, i dont think i've seen any down south for a few years. coal miners? not darn south they arent, wheelrights,boiler makers, seamstresses-nope nary a one, weavers-maybe a few in Somerset. Alchemists and Apothicaries-nope,loom makers-history, wrought iron workers-same as blacksmiths ditto,ditto,ditto. i dont know what it is like oop North but we dont have any off these things down south, pity poor state of affairs i'm sure we all agree, just shows how far this country has fallen from its great hayday, most of these trades are now consigned to history!

Well Sir I put it to you that without those core skills and trades many communities are going to be seriously f****, but I suppose they can have a union meeting and a group hug and tell each other they are all going to starve or die with equal rights.

wasn't disagreeing with you, in fact i agree that without these trades "society" will be seriously flawed, but try telling that to the young kids down the Jobcentre who only want to do "Media studies" or computer programming!