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Exposing the lie

The lie is self-reinforcing. You hear it used every time people don’t respond to meaningless ...

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A fix for youth unemployment you can bank on?

And so it is with the Neet challenge. I suspect that money has been paid ...

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Changing the debate on welfare reform

It’s important to try to re-set the terms of the somewhat uninspiring debate that is ...

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Tackling unemployment: Q&A with David Kirkham

David Kirkham, strategic manager for Nottinghamshire: City and County Employment and Skills Board, gives his ...

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The wrong kind of old

Between the story about the workshy working age and the hardworking pensioner that earned every ...

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Varying unemployment across UK cities shows we’re Europe in a microcosm

Disparities between UK cities are likely to widen further. Cities with less dynamic private sectors ...

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Beecroft report: cutting red tape or delivering more red herrings?

My problem with the report as a whole is that it is part of the ...

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A path back to work

Early intervention can play a key role in helping people to return to work after ...

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Winning numbers

The Isle of Wight Lottery, England’s first local lottery for employment, is proving to be ...

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Learning to learn

The government, for better or worse, isn’t going to establish a national urban skills strategy ...