21st October 2010, 05:05 PM
I think one of the biggest changes we might see from the cuts are the changes to Higher Education. If graduates are going to come out with debts of 50K to 80K, lent at a commercial rate of interest, they aren't going to be able to become archaeologists. We might see fewer threads on here saying 'I've been offered six weeks in the arse end of nowhere and the company expects me to sort out my own accommodation, how do I do it?'. Perhaps we'll move to something like the German experience, where there are craftspeople with vocational training and academics with degrees. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but its certainly going to be a change from the last few years.