Let’s open up internships

Kayte Lawton argues that internships are good – but for too many they are out of reach

by Kayte Lawton 11th February 2011

Every year, thousands of young people desperately seek out the chance to work for free as unpaid interns in exciting and competitive industries like fashion, advertising, politics and the arts. The lucky ones will often find themselves working long hours doing jobs that many of their employers would admit are vital and would otherwise be done by paid staff.