<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>I am assuming here that all those that live in London have no families as the
<BR>only ones I know of that do have are popstars and MP's as the flats that were
<BR>the old East End are now dockland developments. It is cheaper to live in a
<BR>hotel than have to fund a flat and live well enough to enjoy work. In the
<BR>differences, take for instance the Lake District or the Yorkshire Dales, the
<BR>fact that a detatched residence with gardens and parking and 4/5 bedrooms in
<BR>a prestigeous location can cost £250. 000 and that a flat in London can cost
<BR>that much. The rent of £500 plus is equal to a 100k mortgage and there will
<BR>not be any of those in the centre of London, that is why the second home
<BR>market is not holiday let but steps on the property ladder.
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<BR>In the case of the degree's, the 'acceptable' universities are becoming those
<BR>with distance learning as the Arab Open University, AOU, has been signed with
<BR>the the OU and now this method of learning and research projects are being
<BR>understood more and more by employers and funders of research. It is not the
<BR>marks you get but how you use them. I know desperate 1sts who are delivering
<BR>catalogue stuff and working in coffee shops, and I know students who have got
<BR>top jobs with the lowest qualifications.
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<BR>I keep looking to see who has solved the problems of the job search and
<BR>whether consultancy work has a certain website. not the ones listed.</FONT></HTML>