Richard Bassford

Richard currently works in public affairs and political communications. He previously worked on a Widening Participation project in the higher education sector and a registered charity assisting those in financial difficulty.

Richard's interests are social policy, education and political economy. He runs the P in Politics, a non-partisan blog that explores where political philosophy and practice meet in the real world. He has also contributed articles for Leftfootforward.org and theyoungpoliticalbloggers.com.

All views expressed are the authors own. Richard's blog can be found at: www.thepinpolitics.wordpress.com