Who screwed millennials: a generation left behind, part 1 – podcast
In this new series, Full Story co-host Jane Lee and reporter Matilda Boseley investigate how millennials became the first generation worse off than their parents
March 2024
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Who screwed millennials: a generation left behind, part 1 – Full Story podcast
Ignore the rightwing moaners. We don’t have 9m shirkers – they just want better work
Will Hutton
February 2024
People in 20s more likely to be out of work because of poor mental health than those in early 40s
Resolution Foundation report calls for action as number of young people experiencing poor mental health increases
May 2023
Tory youth training policy is a right royal mess
Phillip Inman
King Charles and the Prince’s Trust arguably did a better job of improving the skills of the under-30s in the last decade than the government
December 2022
Europe's cost of living crisis
‘My balance is on zero’: young Europeans on their first experience of inflation
High rents, low pay and spiralling food costs have left younger workers struggling to make ends meet and worried about the future
July 2022
Pressure points: threat of unrest looms as Kenya’s elections approach
Tensions run high amid youth unemployment, a cost of living crisis and a lack of trust in the country’s institutions
June 2022
UK government’s £2.9bn job search scheme has put only 7% of participants in work to date
Intensive ‘Restart’ programme is also struggling to find enough participants to meet predicted caseload
February 2022
Horse racing in Burkina Faso – in pictures
Just days after January’s coup d’état, Sunday horse racing goes ahead at the hippodrome on the outskirts of Ouagadougou. People gather around the dusty circuit betting with what little cash they have to spare. Photographer Guy Peterson reports
November 2021
Sunak’s Kickstart scheme not delivering value for money, NAO finds
A report has highlighted concerns that youth unemployment policies are either insufficient or flawed
August 2021
Economics viewpoint
Johnson’s scapegoating of young people over Covid jabs is not a wise tactic
Larry Elliott
If the Conservatives want to win the hearts and minds of the under-25s they’d do better by incentivising vaccination
June 2021
Graduates face highest unemployment rate since austerity era – report
Department for Education survey finds young people in England hit hardest by job shortages due to pandemic
April 2021
Youth jobs scheme creates just 490 posts in north-east of England
Youth unemployment: the young workers hit hard by the Covid crisis
March 2021
Just 609 young Australians have been hired under jobmaker scheme, Treasury reveals
Estimates also hears up to 150,000 people are expected to lose their jobs when jobkeeper ends next week
The Observer view on Rishi Sunak’s ‘generous’ budget
The chancellor chose to appeal to Tory swing voters rather than help those who have suffered most in the pandemic
Sharp rise in 'Neets' shows impact of Covid lockdowns on UK young
Number of 16-24s not in education, employment or training surges to nearly 800,000, ONS reveals
February 2021
Dreams interrupted
With Covid I've learned that problems will always arise – you just have to adapt and change
Jake Turner
The stress I’ve encountered during this time has helped me to see that I will continue to grow and learn as I make my way through life
Dreams interrupted
By telling our stories, we have the chance to help someone else feel less alone
Melis Layik
The generation gap is growing into a chasm because of the refusal to listen to young people about their experiences
What youth crime says about society
Letter:Nick Moss responds to a police officer’s warning of increased antisocial behaviour and unrest after Covid
