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The Independent View: Government must do more on youth unemployment

By Lottie Dexter | Tue 28th May 2013 - 8:55 am

More than a year has passed since Nick Clegg launched his flagship £1 billion Youth Contract. The Deputy Prime Minister pinned his hopes on the scheme, hailing it as “a major moment for Britain’s young unemployed people”. Clegg’s scheme, it was promised, would set young people on “the path to work” before the long term damage is done.

Yet one year on and youth unemployment remains one of the biggest challenges we face as a nation. The number of young adults seeking a job continues to cling to one million – and it has done for nearly four years. There is …

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Posted in Op-eds and The Independent View | Tagged lottie dexter, million jobs and youth employment | 9 Comments

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