Yes.......Sorry to tell you that, mate, but in these days that is true. If you are training for some in-demand computer technology, bio-medical or engineering job, most Russell Group universities will suffice. However, if you have an arts degree, or something in the social sciences, then you aren't going anywhere with that degree unless it came from Oxford or Cambridge. Sorry, but that's the way this new economy works. Globalisation has made capitalism increasingly competitive, so only the cream at the top will do for most employers today. Of course, it doesn't hurt if your parents socialise with important people of influence within the British establishment. If you're Joe Bloggs, son of a mechanic, who has an MA in History from Huddersfield University, forget about it, mate. Don't get your expectations up about going anywhere in life. The public sector and the civil service used to hire people like this in droves, but public sector hiring is almost non-existent in this age of austerity. Private sector employees only want people who are highly trained in the STEM subjects, and if the job requires a degree in the arts and humanities, then they are looking no further than the latest graduates from Oxbridge.