Tag Archives: edinburgh university

Opinion: Cease this injustice

By Jonathan Baldie | Fri 20th May 2011 - 2:53 pm

I was outraged to find out yesterday in my copy of The Times that the University of Edinburgh, my alma mater, has been selling off internships with Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) for an eye-popping £5,750.

I don’t know about you, but I certainly would love the opportunity to undertake such work, but at such a price I cannot. This is disadvantage defined, as those who can afford it can have such an educating experience.

The internship involves completing “three academic courses which are classroom based, followed by a research project supervised by a member of the Scottish Parliament and an …

Continue reading »
Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged , and | 4 Comments
Advert



Recent Comments

  • Richard
    Simon R is correct when he writes "if anyone thinks they’ll want a bigger pension then they are free to additionally contribute to an occupational/etc. scheme...
  • expats
    ....................Over here, it seems that only Sir Ed Davey, out of all our party leaders, appears to be sticking to his guns regarding the new regime in Was...
  • Simon R
    Yes, comparing pensions across countries is complicated due to all the different systems. But I don't see it as a bad thing that we rely on occupational/private...
  • Craig Levene
    Globalisation makes that impossible to implement. Persons/Businesses/Finance just up sticks and moves. Need to concentrate on things we can change, & not on...
  • Simon R
    This article mixes up two things: Wealth and power. Preventing people from earning more than a certain amount is an awful, authoritarian, illiberal idea. ...