I thought you meant me above, Richard. Please note my name is actually Myer.

I by no means discount the value of the system of grant-maintained degrees in force in my youth; but as it was the system which then obtained, I see no reason why I should be made to feel in any way guilty about having benefited from it. I too greatly regret its replacement by a system of loans.

And I repeat that it does make Woodson's 'silver-spoon' jibe peculiarly inapposite. I can't think why he appears so incapable of disputing in a civilised fashion without coming across as being so peculiarly SPITEFUL!

~M~