tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post3315111846087632821..comments2008-02-24T04:23:53.475ZChris Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-2212995256325695822008-02-24T04:23:00.000Z2008-02-24T04:23:00.000ZIf the government thought it was important to help fund these trips, then why is it only stumping up enough money to essentially allow 0.6% of all sixth form age full time students go? Given how much lower 0.6% is than the amount of children in poverty how exactly is this really doing anything other than making a gimmicky statement? No-one is saying that the government is wrong to put the money up, but how about putting REAL money up.<BR/><BR/>£4.65mil sounds like a lot of money to you and me, but over three years it is pittance and funds only 4.5k students a year out of 700k+ to take the trip.Lee Griffinhttp://www.griffindor.org.uknoreply@blogger.com