He said an economics degree is as worthwhile as one in textile, and most get a 2.2 with tutor's help and multiple choice exams. Where he got this information from I'd be incredibly interested to see. I asked him what an economics degree actually involved, he hasn't yet replied to that. For these reasons I called him ignorant.

I would like to withdraw my comment dismissing Landsdale's opinion as he is an old white man who typically are pro Brexit. It wasn't well thought through. (However, on the same note you can't dismiss highly intelligent academics because they have beards and sandles!)

If I have insulted anyone I apologise or if I have been arrogant (I have occasionally been accused of this in real life (at least I'm consistent)).

But my arrogance does not in the slightest dismiss the notion that we are far better inside than outside of the EU, for many reasons given above.

Edited by big_palace_fan (05 May 2016 2.35pm)

Thank you. I would hate to become a Hallmark salesman type of mod, a card for every occasion.

Edited by kenbarr (05 May 2016 2.50pm)

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Economics seems a very relevant degree in a capitalist world. Especially given its more recent forays into social trend analysis etc.

I don't really think one degree is worth more than another, except within a specific context. Contry to popular belief, Media studies is actually quite interesting, and important, given the media saturation of society and influence on society.

No matter how well you do in Physics, it won't give you a grounding in the 'use of semantics in manufacturing political consent'. Any more than then media studies will help to understand Quantum Mechanics.

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If Brexit will cause SOOOO much hardship to the UK, then why did David Cameron give us the chance to vote for it?

I mean, we're going to be sent back to the dark ages if we are not part of a European political union, right?

As a tickboxer, you may be surprised how closely educational achievement and success in work match one another. I hire for attitude and ability to learn and adapt. Technical skills can be learned. It is true that it matters less what Degree someone has, it's the process of learning how to learn and proving intellectual ability that matters most.

Yep true, didnt mean to be derogatory about HR. The best economist i ever worked with had a music degree. Perceptive, articulate, insightful -really quite brilliant. Left to pursue his own thing which didnt really work out. The trouble with hiring 'system' degree people who gernerally all have economics, accounting or business qualifications (in an economic or research based environment) is that you lose the mavericks (who can easily be trained on the job) and who are often the best hires IMO.