From Serbia to Bangladesh and India to France, young people are pushing back against authoritarianism and reshaping political landscapesIn Brazil, they rallied online by the millions, sharing videos and spreading memes. In...
Read MorePaul Nowak also calls on government to avoid arbitrary benefit cuts before much-anticipated Milburn report is published this weekFixing Britain’s youth jobs crisis will require ministers to drastically increase investment in...
Read MoreAlan Milburn describes them as a ‘lost generation’. Those I spoke to just want to know what they have to do to finally get a job – and a chance in lifeCallum Atkinson is 23 years old, and lives in the Greater Manchester town of...
Read MorePrime minister says ‘root and branch review of childhood’ needed and does not rule out cutting some benefitsThe government is aiming for “quite radical change” in the way young people are supported, Andy Burnham has said,...
Read MoreExclusive: Government should introduce ‘flexi-jobs’ alongside subsidies and skills support, former minister will sayThe British state should create and subsidise paid jobs for thousands of disabled young people as part of an...
Read MoreAnger and protest have put liberal democracy on trial. It’s vital to understand the rage that now unites a generationWe have not yet reached a 1968 moment, when students at the Sorbonne lit a fuse that detonated a crisis that...
Read MoreYoung dancers at the Ivy House in south-east London join the older crowd amid a renewed appetite for authentic, community eventsThe Ivy House pub in Nunhead, south-east London, has long been associated with raucous music, with...
Read MoreChancellor’s comments come as fiscal watchdog says disability benefits will cost £100bn a year before end of decadeBusiness live – latest updatesJohn Healey had said there will be a reduction in the welfare bill before the next...
Read MoreExclusive: Ministers planning overhaul of apprenticeship funding to increase cost of over-25s training, Guardian understandsBritain’s largest employers have told the government that forcing businesses to pay more to train older...
Read MoreVisa quotas, university fees and NHS surcharges remain sticking points ahead of post-Brexit negotiations next monthA deadline for a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a bid to...
Read MoreSundays were deadly, the generation gap between parents and their kids was enormous, and a pint cost 50p. The frisson of casual violence was everywhere. When I left school and set off to travel, I had no sense at all of where I...
Read MoreUK defence secretary had been due to unveil proposals on Thursday until concerns were raised at 11th hourWes Streeting has been forced to delay the publication of a plan to get more young people into defence industry jobs after...
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