Despite yesterday’s “bleak employment outlook” the major political parties and British media continue to promote solutions which will do little to alleviate long term unemployment. The Government should prioritise long-term employment through investing in new industries combating environmental problems and increasing community development.
Evidence from the Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning, which publishes its main report today, shows how important it is to get a fresh perspective on what is invested, by whom and on what. The IFLL analysis shows that around £55 billion is spent annually, with the vast bulk of this (86 per cent) spent on under 25, most of whom are full-time HE students.
A new study by the Fabian Society shows that the lead among women developed under Tony Blair is declining. Labour must focus on explaining what has been delivered for the amount spent, and focus on outcomes rather than inputs.
In a story about the launch yesterday of the National Year of Music by Ed Balls, the Express highlighted the explicit content of music by NDubz, Lily Allen and Guns N’ Roses, claiming it will “dumb down music for millionstest
The Conservative Party policy to allow the public to call referendums on local issues where 5 per cent of the population sign a petition in support could create unintended consequences such as the suppression of minority rights and for councils to be burdened with unmanageable financial commitments says a new NLGN report.
Our guest writer is Maria Latorre, ippr The latest ippr report on re-migration argues that the unbalanced debate of migration in the UK, focusing almost entirely on inflows, has resulted in the Government feeling under pressure to continue tightening thetest
