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Life Expectancy and Intergenerational Justice

David Kingman argues that no-one should be blamed for the fact we’re all living longer, but society has got to prepare for it   On Wednesday 8 June the Guardian printed an interactive map showing how life expectancy varies across Britain.

New book highlights scandal of internships

David Kingman reflects on the internship debate A new book ‘Intern Nation: How to earn nothing and learn little in the brave new economy’ by Ross Perlin, an American author, analyses in impressive detail the growing exploitation of young people by the older generation in the corporate world.

Can Britain afford higher tuition fees?

David Kingman asks if higher tuition fees that the government plans to charge will actually cost it more money because of a financial miscalculation   Since the government’s plan to charge £9,000 a year for tuition fees was announced, most of the debate surrounding them has centred on whether the plan is socially, rather than… Read more »