David Kingman examines the criticisms of the UK system for postgraduate study made in a recent report by the Sutton Trust
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WHAT-IF: taking it to Europe
The think tank WHAT-IF International is campaigning to ensure that intergenerational justice becomes an integral part of the discourse in EU policy-making, as Antony Mason reports
New research suggests young Britons are more liberal than any previous generation
David Kingman examines the evidence that young Britons have become exceptionally liberal
Should unpaid internships be banned?
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