580. How to Solve Britain’s Youth Unemployment Crisis artwork
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580. How to Solve Britain’s Youth Unemployment Crisis

Oct 14, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

In Britain, we spend £25 on benefits for every £1 we spend helping young people find work. So why have successive governments failed to fix this – and what does Alan Milburn’s review, due this autumn, say needs to change? How have countries with the lowest youth unemployment rates tackled the issue, and what is the one intervention Andy Burnham’s government should put its money behind? How can we…