I WAS appalled by Dr Scott Marmion’s comments regarding students (Letters, October 10).
I recognise that Dr Marmion is a regular contributor with often very relevant views. However, in this instance, I think he oversteps the mark.
If he had narrowly missed a group of racegoers or a hen party when driving in Rougier Street would he have reacted with similar comments?
The rest of his letter, I find extremely patronising towards students.
Having been a student myself and having worked with students, I know some can be irritating at times.
But I also know that many have an extremely mature attitude regarding what they want from their studies, whether it be the right qualifications for future employment, or equally establishing a network of friends, and work hard to achieve this.
The fact that the world has moved on since I was a student means that graduates do not necessarily obtain the employment they wish; that their degree studies mean they have incurred large debts; and that it has become increasingly difficult for young people, in general, to get a foot on the housing ladder.
These are the issues that perhaps attracted young people to the promises made in the recent Labour party manifesto, coupled with a disastrous electoral campaign by the Conservatives that seemed to ignore them.
Steve Bell, St Paul’s Terrace, York
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