Reeves says axing benefits for the young “is not and will not be our policy”
Last night the Telegraph ran a report that suggested Labour could be planning to cut benefits for under-25s…
Youth unemployment
We don’t lack grit. We lack jobs
David Cameron’s policy on unemployment is based on the 1.6% of people in workless households who have never…
It’s time to end job centres for the under-25s
The facts are stark. Young people have it much harder than their parents did. Over one million 16-24…
We need a radical new approach to tackling youth unemployment
In his speech to the Labour conference, Ed Miliband argued that young people who leave school and find…
We can’t let the Tories’ Euroscepticism disadvantage UK young people
While coverage of this week’s European summit has focused on the perennial ‘fight’ for the British rebate, against…
Contribution and compassion – are these the key to Labour’s approach on welfare?
There was an interesting piece by James Kirkup in the Telegraph last Friday that didn’t get much attention,…
Getting young people back to work in Bradford
As 2012 drew to a close Labour’s Youth Jobs Taskforce rolled into Bradford where we met Cllr Dave…
We need a UK Youth Guarantee
Amidst the obsession with EU budget battles you’d be forgiven for not noticing the announcement by the European…
If the government thinks Police are “plebs”, what must it think of the unemployed youth?
Last week, the unemployment figures for June to August, showing that 50,000 young people have managed to find…
Scotland and the Youth Unemployment crisis
By Liam Byrne MP and Kezia Dugdale MSP In May this year, a report by the International Labour Organisation…
