On jobs, Wales shows Clegg the way
The Welsh government yesterday outlined plans for 12,000 new jobs for young people over the next three years, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs.
The Welsh government yesterday outlined plans for 12,000 new jobs for young people over the next three years, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs.
As Nick Clegg formally launches the Youth Contract today, Izzy Koksal explains how everybody, taxpayers and the unemployed alike, are getting a rough deal.
Izzy Koksal details the government’s overall plans for workfare, and shows that they have no intention of backing down without a fight.
With youth unemployment continuing to rise, and the number of neets at record levels, Jobcentre Plus needs urgent reform, writes Amanda Ramsay.
Alex Hern looks at the calls for a reality-based solution to youth unemployment from the EU socialists
Harriet Williams shares her experience as one of the million plus unemployed under-26 year olds.
David Miliband is right to draw attention to the youth unemployment emergency as one of the most pressing issues facing the UK, writes IPPR’s Tess Lanning.
Alex Hern highlights the European Socialists’ demands for a pan-European measure to deal with youth unemployment, which costs €16 billion to the UK each year.
Val Shawcross attacks Boris Johnson over his astonishingly heartless comments about the job prospects for young people.
Alex Hern reveals the problems at the heart of the government’s apprenticeship scheme