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The Growth Factory Report, 21st Century Industrial Strategy

Damian Collins | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Tech City, Industrial Policy, Economic Growth, Unemployment, Tax, UK Politics, Growth Report, Financial Aid, UK Tech, UK Politics News

The best economies are the ones that produce the best ideas and for the UK to remain a successful and creative economy it has to be a centre for ideas, risk taking and innovation. The role for government should be to create the conditions which make the best and most creative people want to stay in or come to the UK.

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From Austerity to Prosperity: Europe in a Time of Crisis

European Parliament Web Team | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Crisis, Unemployment, Financial Transactions Tax, Tobin Tax, Employment, Economic Crisis, UK Politics News

The G8 summit last weekend called for Greece to remain in the eurozone, a goal that seems harder to achieve than ever as the Greeks are set to return to the polls a second time after a first inconclusive election in which anti-establishment parties did well and while politicians from colder shores continue to insist that any support will depend on the country's ability to stick with austerity measures.

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Desperate Students Applying For Jobs A Year In Advance

PA | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Jobs, UK Students, Graduate Jobs, UK Business, Graduates, UK News, Unemployment, UK Universities, UK Universities & Education News

Students are applying for more jobs at an earlier stage in an attempt to secure work in what they see as a tough employment market, research suggests....

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Historic Deal Will Create 700 Jobs At Vauxhall Car Factory

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 17.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Vauxhall, UK News, Unemployment, General Motors, Employment, Jobs, Cars, UK Business, Astra, Motors, UK News

An "historic" deal will see hundreds of new jobs created after General Motors announced it will invest £125m in the UK's Vauxhall factory. Fears t...

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Government 'Welcomes' 45,000 Jobless Fall

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK

Read More: TV Canada, Unemployment, UK News, David Cameron, Pmqs, Unemployment Figures, UK Politics, Prime Ministers Questions, Jobseeker's Allowance, UK News

The Government has welcomed a fall in unemployment and the number of jobseeker's allowance claimants but admitted there were too many people in part-t...

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A4E Contract Terminated As 'Too Great A Risk'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Emma Harrison, Ukpolitics, Uknews, Chris Grayling, Unemployment, a4e, Employment, UK Politics News

The Government has terminated a contract with welfare-to-work firm A4e after deciding that continuing would be "too great a risk". Employment minis...

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Apprenticeships: The Real Story

Alice Barnard | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Apprenticeships, Peter Jones, Unemployment, Youth Unemployment, John Hayes, UK Impact, Peter Jones Foundation, Young People, UK Universities & Education News

Traditionally, apprenticeships were the main route into business. Some of the country's best-known entrepreneurs mastered their skills this way: Michel Roux, restaurateur and Masterchef judge, British fashion designer Karen Millen, and hair-product entrepreneur John Frieda all learned their crafts via apprenticeship schemes.

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Young People Will Not Accept Nick Clegg's Inaction On Internships

Dannie Grufferty | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Nick Clegg, Internships, Nus, Unemployment, National Union of Students, Youth Unemployment, UK Politics News

Elected officials cannot escape being held accountable forever and I would be surprised if, given his recent record, Mr Clegg's party think that the voters of Sheffield Hallam will give him another chance come the next election.

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Three In Four Children Denied Work Experience

PA | Posted 02.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: City & Guilds, Education, UK News, Unemployment, Employment, UK Students, Jobs, UK Business, Work Experience, UK Schools, UK Universities & Education News

Only one in four youngsters nearing the end of their time in school have been given the chance of a work placement, new research has shown. Most of...

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Employers Can Help Nip Mental Illness in the Bud

Anne Payne | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Depression, Employee Mental Health, Unemployment, Anxiety, Youth Unemployment, UK Business, Employee Mental Illness, Wellbeing, UK Lifestyle, UK Health, UK Lifestyle News

With the UK facing its longest downturn in a century, it's important we understand what this means for people and not just for the bottom line. New business strategies need to be matched by new attitudes and openness around mental health.

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The Lost Generation of 2030

Elliot Cowan | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: UK Business, British Economy, George Osborne, Double-Dip Recession, Recession, Double Dip, Jobs, Unemployment, Youth Unemployment, UK Universities & Education News

One future quandary may be that as difficult as life is for today's graduates, the situation may be demonstrably worse in 20 years time, and that the 'Lost Generation of 2030' may be vaster and more entrenched than its current poor relation.

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‘Give Us More Jobs,’ Say A Third Of Londoners

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Video, UK News, London Mayoral Election, Ken Livingstone, London, London Economy, Youth Unemployment, Brian Paddick, UK Unemployment, Boris Johnson, UK Politics News

Londoners want their next Mayor to focus on creating jobs as the capital continues to suffer high unemployment, according to a poll published today by...

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Recession is Having a Devastating Impact on Our Young People

Ginny Lunn | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Prince's Trust, Youth Unemployment, Recession, Double Dip, Education, Unemployment, Dole, George Osborne, UK Impact, UK Universities & Education News

The recession is already damaging the hopes of thousands of young people who are struggling to find a job. Now young people in schools could be next in line.

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Third Of Graduates Unemployed For More Than Six Months

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Job Market, UK Students, Jobs, UK Business, Graduates, Unemployment, UK News, Youth Unemployment, UK Universities, UK Universities & Education News

A third of graduates have been looking for work for more than six months, often applying for over 100 jobs, according to research. A study among 30...

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What Does Camping Have to do With Boosting Your CV?

Wayne Bulpitt | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Skills, Scouts, Youth, Unemployment, Youth Activism, Youth Unemployment, Employment, UK News

Youth unemployment is undoubtedly one of the challenges of our time - we can play our part in equipping young people to overcome it. Not just because we want to do our best - but so they can too.

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Give Jobs To British School Leavers, Not Foreigners, Says Grayling

PA | Posted 19.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Europeans, Chris Grayling, UK Business, Immigrants, Immigration, UK News, Young People, Youth Unemployment, UK Unemployment, Foreign Workers, UK Universities & Education News

British school and college leavers are at a clear disadvantage compared to foreign workers when it comes to competing for jobs, a government minister ...

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Spring Breaks Spain

Jeremy Cook | Posted 18.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Mariano Rajoy, Debt, Spain, Ecb, Unemployment, Europe, Default, Greek Debt Crisis, Eurozone, World, UK Politics, Spanish Debt, UK News

I really had hoped that we would be able to avoid talking about peripheral Europe once March's Greek bond payment and orderly default on its debt was out of the way. The focus has of course shifted from Italy to Spain in the past month, as Mariano Rajoy's 100-day honeymoon as Spanish prime minister has come to a rather sudden and painful stop.

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Unemployment and Underemployment - How Much Pain has the Recession Really Caused?

Andrew Sissons | Posted 18.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Self-Employment, Benefits, Part-Time Work, Unemployment, UK Politics, Underemployment, Employment Figures, Jobs, Youth Unemployment, Recession, Women Unemployed, UK Politics News

Wednesday's figures show that unemployment has fallen for the first time since May last year. This should come as a big relief after months of turmoil in the job market, but the headline number hides another type of pain: underemployment.

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'Bearing The Brunt': Female Unemployment Hits 25-Year High

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 18.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Women Out of Work, UK News, UK Economy, Female-Unemployment, Women and Politics, Brendan Barber, UK Equality, UK Business, UK Unemployment, UK News

The number of women out of work in the UK has reached its highest level in 25 years despite overall figures dropping, risking sending gender equality ...

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Jobless Rate Falls For First Time In A Year

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Chris Grayling, UK Business, Unemployment, UK News, UK Unemployment, UK Economy, UK News

Unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65m in the three months to February 2012, however the number of people claiming job seeker's allowance has rise...

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Is Bland Careerism Killing Politics?

Mags Waterhouse | Posted 10.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Gmb, Unison, Dennis Skinner, Trade Unions, Nhs, Education, Politics, Community, Unite, Jobs, George Galloway, Business, New Labour, Public Service, Unemployment, Unions, Voters, Labour, Labour Party, Cwu, Careerism, UK Politics News

Labour lost 16 million votes in the 2010 general election. There are local elections in just under one month's time. This is Labour's opportunity to show people that we are on their side, that we share their struggles and their fears. Too many people feel ignored by the political class.

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Jobless Rate To Rise By 100,000 By September

PA | Posted 09.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Ippr, Jobless, UK News, Jobless Rate, Youth Unemployment, UK Unemployment, UK News

Another 100,000 people will be without a job before the end of the summer and unemployment will not fall for 18 months, a study has shown. An analy...

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Inexperienced Teachers Made To Teach Naughty Pupils

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: School Discipline, Supply Teachers, Naughty Pupils, Unemployment, UK News, UK Teachers, Discipline, UK Students, UK Jobs, UK Universities & Education News

More than two fifths of supply teachers say they are being used to cover the lessons of naughty pupils, a survey has revealed. A poll released on F...

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From Portas Pilots to High Street Camp: Changing the Game in Our Town Centres?

Julian Dobson | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Community, Town Centres, UK Business, Queen of Shops, Mary Portas, UK Economy, High Streets, UK Culture, Shops, UK Unemployment, UK Lifestyle, UK News

Suddenly there are pots of money to transform high streets all over the place. The government has announced its long-awaited response to the Portas Review, and you can't accuse them of sitting on their thumbs.

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Clegg Launches '£1bn Youth Contract Scheme' For Youth Unemployment

PA | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Nick Clegg, UK Business, UK News, Youth Contract Scheme, Deputy Prime Minister, Unemployment, UK Jobs, Youth Unemployment, UK Economy, UK Politics News

Nick Clegg is today launching his £1bn flagship scheme to get young people into work amid accusations that the government has been complacent over yo...

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