It was a different world. I had a full grant for university of £400 a year. My first house cost £6395 and we had a 25% deposit because my wife had saved every penny that she earnt. My first job was just over £1000 a year. These are meaningless figures because that was different money from now. Far fewer went to university and in my opinion the expansion in places has been a big mistake. Most youngsters would be far better starting work earlier and earning money in the process. There is plenty of work available but it might not be to everyone's taste, if not, wy are so many flockinh to Britain?