Unpaid internships have become part of the working landscape for young people at the start of their careers. They are exploitative and should be outlawed – were it not for a troubling dilemma, as Antony Mason explains
Can the EU help solve youth unemployment in the Eurozone?
David Kingman asks whether the EU’s “Youth Opportunities Initiative” can do much to combat the very high levels of youth unemployment amongst member states
What is the state pension for?
David Kingman argues that the UK needs to radically rethink the role of its state pension, for the good of both young and old
Could the age profile of party members make it harder for politicians to touch universal benefits?
David Kingman ponders whether politicians are reluctant to reform universal benefits partly because they know it risks alienating their grass-roots members
Review: The Great University Gamble by Andrew McGettigan
David Kingman reviews a new book which attempts to get to the bottom the dramatic changes that are currently sweeping through England’s higher education sector
Unemployment: Are things finally getting better for the young?
David Kingman analyses the latest unemployment data to see in which direction things are heading for young people
Has atmospheric CO2 passed 400 parts per million?
David Kingman explores the implications of the recent news that atmospheric concentrations may have gone past the threshold of 400 parts per million
Will ageing countries suffer from slower growth?
David Kingman explains some new research which suggests that economies become less productive as the population ages
Film Competition: Highly Commended films
The IF Film Competition “Young, Gifted and Broke” (in association with the Guardian and the National Union of Students), received so many high-quality films that the judges, who included Christopher Hird and Dominic Minghella, decided to award seven of them the honour of being “Highly Commended”.
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“And when human politicians choose between the next election and the next generation, it’s clear what usually happens.” Warren Buffett (1977)