Local youth unemployment targeted by Lib Dems
September 11, 2009 10:46 AM
The proposals unveiled by Nick Clegg would help nearly a million young people
Over a thousand young people in Lewisham and Bromley boroughs would be helped into work, vocational courses or higher education by new Lib Dem plans to relieve the impact of the recession on Britain's 'lost generation'.
The policy, announced this week by the Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg MP, targets the 935,000 recent school leavers across the country not in jobs, education or training.
Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman for Lewisham West & Penge, Alex Feakes, welcomed the proposals: "With up to a fifth of 18 to 24-year-olds across the country currently unemployed, we risk creating a 'lost generation' of young people who never get in to the workforce and become trapped in a culture of dependency.
"The Lib Dem plans outlined by Nick will help overcome this; the Conservatives failed to tackle the problem in their recessions in the eighties and nineties and Labour have not recognised the problem this time.
"1,160 young people in this area are at risk and deserve their chance to get a good start in life. We must give them that chance; not give up on them," said Alex.
The Lib Dem plans will provide for up to 900,000 young people to be given a leg-up into industry via paid internships. An extra 60,000 places will be funding in universities and colleges, opening up further and higher education. The time young people have to wait for support will be slashed and fully fund apprenticeships will be created to put British industry back on track and give more youngsters places on essential back-to-work schemes.
Our proposals would cost £1.1 billion and would be paid for by reversing the cut in VAT.
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