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I am a UCLan graduate. Due to their being no cultural sector to speak of in employment terms in this town, I am having to leave Preston to pursue a career. My experience is typical in that I am one of thousands of UCLan graduates who would be happy to remain here and contribute to a growing, vibrant city but for whom there are no realistic employment opportunities to enable this.

Isn’t it ironic that at a time when the Council wants to promote and develop Preston as the North West’s Third City, it seems not to have occurred to them that they have a resource in terms of skills and employability on their their doorstep in the form of UCLan which is being utterly ignored?

What would the candidates do to reverse this situation in real terms and how and when would they do it (and beyond simply talking about a ‘vision’ for graduate retention which I’ve often heard spouted at public sector meetings and buffets yet which has come to absolutely nothing in the real world up to this point)?

Is there a reason why you’re not intending to speak to the other candidates in Preston North & Wyre?

MC1
You say there is no culture sector in Preston; there is a building right in the center of town called the (Harris Library) full of culture, art, etc

Having a degree does not guarantee you a job, you seem to be of the view point that the local council or better still the national government of the day should make opportunities so that your potential can be fulfilled.

I am curious what town are you leaving for?

You make a statement about its typical of graduates of UCLan, how is it the University fault?

If you feel the study you have completed has left you short of what’s required for your field maybe an assessment of what you can do and not what you cannot do is a better angle.

I don’t agree that everyone should go to Uni nor does UKIP as a political force, standards have slipped and there are many degrees studied that turn out to be worthless and not worth the paper they are written on.

At the end of the day, it is down to the individual to inspire and create and no government is going to do that, but I do believe when inspiration is crossed with vision and combined with graft mountains will be moved.

Your comment about the council is interesting, ironically there is a full department that concentrates on promoting the city however it seems to have missed you, are you saying the marketing and advertising has missed the most important group of people?

UKIP wont be able to “Undo the damage” if the LibLabCon take control as they have all signed up for giving further powers to Brussels, currently 72% of our laws are now made in the EU without our consent.

As a nation, we need to start to put pride back into our country and build new and creative ideas and I hope MC1 you have the metal and stamina to stay the course to build, design, and create what needs to be done. (Enough Said)

Phyllis your comment is on the ball, it is a shame the government wont listen. Only today in the Lancashire Evening Post there is a haulage company closing its doors, as it cannot compete with foreign trucks.

At the moment the government is taking 67p a liter in tax, they know we have to use our cars so it is a win win situation for them and with excellent public transport at their feet they really don’t give a stuff about the working man in the street.

UKIP would tax foreign trucks just as we have to pay to use their roads.

Duty on fuel must be cut immediately otherwise nobody is going to be able to afford anything including food.

97% of companies in this country come under the term “small business” so why is the government determined to support a few large companies and banks whilst the rest of us struggle. (Enough Said)