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Million young unemployed figure highlights enormity of the situation hitting our youth
One million young people are now unemployed according to figures released today. It is the first time since records began in 1992 this figure has hit seven digits.
Raab’s attacks on workers’ rights are – surprise – based on no evidence
The TUC’s Sarah Veale takes apart hard-right Tory MP Dominic Raab’s claims that cutting employment rights will help anyone do anything.
Forget “child poverty”; just fight for a decent childhood for all
Kate Bell and Jason Strelitz write about how best the government can achieve its aim of ending child poverty in Britain.
Nick Clegg dodges, again, the question of what he’s doing to end child detention
Labour MP for Wigan Lisa Nandy writes about deputy prime minister Nick Clegg’s failure, once again, to answer questions on his pledge to end child detention.
Osborne has put Britain in an economic death spiral: Here’s how to break out
Shadow minister Willie Bain MP presents a four step plan to bring Britain out of the economic death spiral we are in.
Britain should be proud of the progress made in battling pneumonia
Ivan Lewis MP writes about the progress made battling pneumonia in Bangladesh, and the lessons it shows us for applying UK aid.