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Re:The secret lives of MI6’s top female spies by bpye on Thursday December 15, 2022 @03:31PM (#34005282)
> Not everyone is motivated by money.

Sure but if you take a student loan in the U.K. starting pay in the civil service wouldn’t even put you above the repayment threshold. I get that there are levels, but unless you have support or a partner the starting pay really isn’t enough especially if you’re in London. Cheltenham or Manchester - maybe.

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Re:The secret lives of MI6’s top female spies by etrevino on Friday December 16, 2022 @10:03AM (#34015278)
That's fair, but this is why the "targeted at Oxbridge kids" thing is so important. Sure, some are paying with loans, but most don't need them.

Really, this isn't about targeting a specific level of education, it's about targeting a specific class.

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