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Warning: A bit of a rant is contained below…

The depressing news coming out of the Office of National Stats was not surprising today. Yet again we were faced with headlines about how unemployment in Britain is on the rise, and in particular how youth unemployment is nearing the 1 million mark.

This is a symbolic figure. It would mean nearly a quarter of all 16-24-year-olds were not in work and could form a “lost generation” according to commentators. But why has this been allowed to happen? There’s only one place to point the blame for me and that’s the older generations.

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