Richard Partington
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first heard May 2026
last heard 10 Aug
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Today in Focus · ‘Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The Latest · 28 May 2026
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And Milburn acknowledges this.
And he also says, yes, employers are going to complain about this.
But the biggest driving factor is not employment costs.
It is that people in a cost of living crisis can't spend as much as they would normally.
And therefore, employers in those sectors like hospitality and retail aren't making as much money to cover their wage bills.
I think this is the hardest part of the issue.
I mean, Milburn talks about a system reset.
Now, to me, that sounds very familiar to language that we'd heard before the general election from Keir Starmer about mission-based government and needing to... Oh, that's a nostalgic phrase.
It's a nostalgic phrase that we don't hear much about today.
But, I mean, Milburn talked about, you know, if ever there was a mission that...
a politician, if it's Keir Starmer or a replacement as Labour leader, ever needs to champion, it is cutting across this multitude of issues that affects youth unemployment.
And that's going to involve, as he put it, benefits.
It's going to involve employment support,
It's also going to involve schools reforming education, making it less exam focused and more preparing for work in future.
It's going to involve social policy questions and technology.
So smartphones, social media ban, for example.
And it's going to involve the tech system.
It's going to involve companies and employers taking a more active and engaged role with young people.
It's a huge issue.
And I think Milburn, speaking at the launch today,
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