Tag Archive: unemployment

2012 Autumn Statement: young and unemployed still left in the cold

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As George Osborne and the sniggering millionaires of the Coalition front bench delivered their autumn statement last Wednesday, it was impossible not to feel a sense of déjà vu. Here we are again,… Read More

Freezing minimum wage, leaving youth in the cold

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I personally don’t understand how the government thinks paying youths only £3.68 per hour is reasonable, let alone freezing it again for a second year at this decumbent rate. The argument against the… Read More

Volunteer or Volunteered? Youth and the labour market.

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The government has recently announced another scheme intended to combat what it sees as persistent idleness amongst the unemployed (in particular young people) and a ‘something for nothing culture’[1], whilst simultaneously providing young… Read More