Frontline 40 candidate article Articles

There have been repeated attempts to promote the use of apprenticeships in the public and private sectors. From direct financial incentives for companies, to linking community benefit clauses and community infrastructure levies to training positions in local...

Events worldwide and in the UK in recent years have shown that the financial services industry cannot be left to ‘light touch’ of self-regulation. The coalition is failing to introduce the regulations of this industry that are needed to protect the economy, consumers...

Young people have been hit hard by this government. Educational maintenance allowance has been scrapped as tuition fees have trebled. The Future Jobs Fund has been cancelled as career advice services are slashed. Nearly one million young people are out of work with...

Three Frontline 40 candidates hear the views of women voters High Peak is a mainly rural constituency stretching from Buxton to Glossop encompassing parts of the Peak District National Park. Local jobs, especially for women, are traditionally low paid and often part...