As someone who has travelled from economics to politics and, now, back again I am aware of the risks of cross-contamination. Economics as a profession has been infected by public scepticism as a result of politicians’ misunderstanding or misusing…

Many thanks for inviting me to give this public lecture. For one thing, it is both…

Night-schools and the rediscovery of Adult Learning

I was invited by Ruth Spelman to give this lecture immediately after a presentation at the RSA (Royal Society of Arts) which had been conducting a project on the future of continuing, lifelong, learning. I…

I don’t like or agree with Brexit but I get the basic logic behind most of what Theresa…