[tententwenty]

Someone said somewhere that most people are over-educated. How much education do you need to work checkout in Tesco? To listen to some, British education has been a mess since the 60's (apostrophe?) Despite that, Britain still muddles along nearish to the top of the wealth league. The kids are spending all their time on playboy (as my dad refers to games consoles) but maybe that will yet somehow be a blessing cos they'll all have exactly the skills needed in the future when human and computer work as one! Till the day I die, I expect education and the NHS to be in a 'state of crisis'

[bobfunk]

In a democracy you supposedly need enough of an education to work checkout in Tesco, to also be able to take informed decisions about who should lead your country and to vote in referendums on important issues.

[stan_rogers]

It's "'60s", since you asked (and only because you asked). (Apostrophe before the decade to indicate that you're leaving out the century, just an ess after.)