BBC Politics
Ex-M&S Boss Tapped to Save Young People from the Dreaded 'Lost Generation' Label
Ex-M&S chief Marc Bolland is drafted to save a 'lost generation' of youth from unemployment, armed with business connections and a government mandate.
2026-05-30
BBC Politics
2026-05-28
BBC Business
Report Warns One in Six Young People Will Be Neither Working Nor Learning by 2031, Unless Someone Does Something
A major review warns the UK faces a 'lost generation' as one in six young people could be jobless and not learning by 2031, because the system helping them is apparently stuck in a previous century.
2026-05-23
BBC Politics
Government Spends 25 Times More on Youth Benefits Than Getting Them Jobs, Which Seems Like a Choice
Alan Milburn's review finds the UK spends 25 times more on youth benefits than jobs support, calling it 'shameful' as nearly a million young people are Neet.
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