A great sentiment - a not for profit clearing house and I hope it succeeds. I'll join you on Facebook. But there is a more conceptual target to hit and that is the deep-seated assumption in the UK regarding wage costs, i.e., that the wage bill is the first place to look when reducing costs and, to some extent, laying people off is a mark of business virility, for both men and women at the top. It's just too strenuous intellectually and in terms of time and commitment for senior managers to reorganise the way the work is accomplished, not least because that admits to previous failures. 'Delete a post and rethink' appears to be an easy reflex and by default we have 'management by reflex' ("I followed my instinct when I sacked so and so, or asked them to reapply for their jobs..."). Of course, the underside of this proudly aggressive attitude to staffing is the desire to have work done for little or no cost and this is where families that want to find a place for little Johnny and Janey, so they can get on in the world, help to create a marketplace for influence, i.e., a marketplace for internships. Internships are becoming a modern form of serfdom, but with some notable exceptions, such as the Wellcome Trust, which offers a fair pro rata wage, and other socially responsible organisations that pay interns a going rate. Generally speaking, internships undermine those in work and as such they are an important indirect management weapon to wield against current staff. Eton boys may have the self-confidence to suffer being a teaboy for extended periods of time (don't they call it fagging?), but that's a lot harder to do for those without a strong financial foundation, for whom the pressure to earn is much more immediate and they can't wait years in line for the good times. David E.