Will Hosking: Bring back a classical liberal education system

Will Hosking: Bring back a classical liberal education system

Will Hosking is an intern for Civitas Tony Blair wanted A-Level finishers in graduation caps. Andy Burnham wants them in hard hats. Burnham’s call for a ‘complete rethink’ shows that our once great education system is broken. Graduates face sky-high unemployment and a drastically over-skilled economy. With 700,000 university graduates out of work, ballooning the existing welfare bill, questions must be raised over the value of education alongsid…