Josh Freeman

Josh Freeman is studying PPE at the London School of Economics.

Articles

Economics

The case for a graduate tax

University pays. Over the course of her life, a woman will earn £250,000 more as a result of going to university compared to going straight into work; for men, the benefit is £170,000. The average graduate earned £10,000 more in 2017 than the average non-graduate. To those who are capable of securing a place, it […]

Policy

Are education reforms reversing the academic gender divide?

Michael Gove’s 2014 A-level reforms offered a sweeping and apparently profound solution to systematic problems. Coursework, except where absolutely vital, was consigned to history; AS levels were scrapped in favour of a single set of tests at the end of two years. The then Education Secretary said the changes would introduce greater rigour, eliminate cheating […]