The Gods must be crazy

I don’t particularly mind that we are governed by a narrow class of forty-something career politicians who have…

Youth, empathy and placards

Yesterday’s unemployment figures are a serious indictment of the failure of the Government’s economic policy. Although parliament was…

Support the million

It has been announced today that there are now over 1 million young people unemployed in this country–…

Spot the difference: Economics 101

Employment Minister Chris Grayling on disastrous unemployment figures: “These figures show just how much our economy is being…

Unemployment – vital statistics

– Unemployment rate – 8.3% (highest since 1996) In the North East the unemployment rate is a staggering…

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