John Springford

Some are unhappy about the prospect of OFFA, the equal access body for higher education, making universities accept more state school students. Why? Because they argue universities will be made to take poorer quality students. So this will lead to ‘levelling down’, with more equal intakes but poorer overall outcomes.

John Springford looks at the strange irony that Keynesians have ended up arguing that financial markets are efficient, while free marketeers have ended up arguing the reverse

John Springford considers why energy, bank and broadband consumers are so reluctant to change service providers when better value offers are available, and offers a potential solution to consumer apathy. Read on and cast your vote.