Free school meals, Channel crossings and a crucial report in the Covid crisis
The free school meal row is rumbling on, as one Tory council leader has advised parents who struggle to feed…
Youth unemployment
TUC calls on government to address “disproportionate” BAME unemployment
The TUC has declared that “ministers must get to grips with how to stop disproportionate BAME unemployment” after…
Gordon Brown calls for UK-wide jobs summit as youth unemployment rockets
Gordon Brown is calling for a UK-wide jobs summit as youth unemployment amid the coronavirus economic crisis is…
The ticking time bomb of Covid youth unemployment can be avoided
The Covid-19 crisis has seen many lose family, freedom and employment. In this moment of despair, the public…
A jobs guarantee scheme must be the cornerstone of our recovery
In the last three days, more than 14,000 job losses have been announced. This figure will be out-of-date…
The ongoing problem of youth unemployment and what to do about it
Britain’s youth are better educated than any generation before them, and they’re desperate to work. In spite of…
Weekly Survey: youth unemployment, Lords reform and London Mayor
Last week, the think tank IPPR published a report called The Condition of Britain – and Ed Miliband…
Earn or Learn: the case for a British Youth Allowance
The UK faces a daunting challenge in tackling youth unemployment and re-engaging a potentially ‘lost generation’ of young…
Scrap NEET-hood, not support for young people
Those who have seen today’s Daily Telegraph front page may have been surprised to see IPPR proposing to…
Labour will make getting people into work a priority
When Iain Duncan Smith hopped on the Eurostar to Paris last week to avoid Labour’s debate on abolishing…
