Author Archives: Elizabeth Parr

Opinion: Youth unemployment – something must be done

When I began university in September 2007 I was, like everybody else, full of aspirations. I believed I would do well in my degree, have a wonderful time, graduate and find a job. Unfortunately things didn’t go to plan, and when my boyfriend graduated a year ahead of me, and spent a year unemployed, I knew I was in for a bumpy ride.

When we graduated we were each in £18,000 worth of debt (excluding interest) from student loans, and had no job prospects on the horizon. We sat down and worked out that my boyfriend had applied for over 400 …

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