Young people have been hit hard by this government. Educational maintenance allowance has been scrapped as tuition...
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Future Jobs Fund Articles
A microcosm of Britain
North Wales is a diverse region; it’s a microcosm of Britain. The economy is made up of industry and manufacturing in...
A ‘pot of gold’
‘I struck a pot of gold.’ That’s how one Carmarthenshire teenager described joining the Welsh government’s Jobs Growth...
Cardiff Bay watch
Wales is adopting a more pragmatic, gentler approach to austerity than London, Carwyn Jones tells Robert Philpot and...
Valentine’s Day on the Tory benches
This week I began business of the House questions by welcoming the debate this afternoon on violence against women and...
Something new, something misunderstood
The announcement that Labour would introduce a job guarantee for over-25s unemployed for two years or more was greeted...
Resetting the frame
Despite recent successes, Labour remains haunted by the perception of being the high-spending party. Though our...
Giving young people a chance
In February of this year I launched a work experience programme for unemployed young people in my constituency....
Future Jobs Fund vindicated
Last week the government finally published its impact report on Labour’s Future Jobs Fund. According to the report,...
Overhaul our taxation system
Labour’s alternative Queen’s speech should show that when spending is tight for government and families we are...
The role of young Labour councillors
Local government is the place where young people can really get involved and effect change but too few do. Young...
Doing something
Only an active welfare state can tackle the scourge of youth unemployment, argues James Purnell Let’s go back to...