The current approach adopted by the international development community to guarantee education for all (EFA) across the developing world can … Continue reading “Education for all: a polycentric approach”

Consider the following from an editorial in a national newspaper: ‘Educating children should not be for profit – learning has … Continue reading “The anti-profit mentality in education”

Evidence from history and the present day, from both home and abroad, shows that there is no conflict between the … Continue reading “Freedom is the missing ingredient in education”

In 2003 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) set up the Commission on the Private Sector and Development which was … Continue reading “The UN and the profit motive in education”

The recent call to cap the number of charity shops on Britain’s high streets sheds light on some of the … Continue reading “When charity does more harm than good”

The current controversy surrounding independent schools and their charitable status is becoming increasingly absurd. First, the public benefit test is a … Continue reading “Scrap the public benefit test and abolish all taxes on education”

On the important question of education, Richard Cobden rejected the principles of free trade and limited government. He campaigned for … Continue reading “Cobden’s greatest error?”

Last week the universities minister David Willetts announced that from 2012 students attending private universities will be eligible for a … Continue reading “Dear John: all universities are private not public!”

According to the Sunday Times , the Labour Party is facing a mass revolt from its own parliamentary candidates, as … Continue reading “Why candidates should not sign the NUS petition opposing any increase in tuition fees”