Employers should train us, not demand intern experience
I’ve done loads of stuff. I’ve interviewed the British energy minister, evaluated an human rights organisation’s entire year of work for senior directors, written a scoop on the U.S. attorney general...
View ArticleInternships: The rich and well connected – A Case Study of Euan Blair
Subject: Euan Anthony Blair Profile: The son and heir of the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair Future big shot To quote Wikipedia: “He is known principally for being found inebriated in...
View ArticleQuit your bellyaching
Like many of our generation, I have taken the route of an internship with a Member of Parliament. There are some interesting responsibilities, press releases, case work etc. Then there are the usual...
View ArticleIt’s not what you know…
Here everyone is mostly concerned about interns having to work for free. Well, frankly, I don’t mind it at all. Not that my financial situation is amazing- it is actually rather awful. I just think...
View ArticleA little light slavery never did anyone any harm
Charmingly entitled ‘A little slavery does us all good’, Julia Margo’s article in the Sunday Times, 15th August, sets out the reasons why she thinks we need to increase the number of unpaid internships...
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