A disturbing statistic

[doodab]

BBC News - Neet youths figure at second-quarter high

18.4% of 16-24 year olds aren't in work, education or training. That is quite astonishing and a bit scary.

There is only one answer. We need more wars so they can join the army and be slaughtered.

[shaunbhoy]

BBC News - Neet youths figure at second-quarter high

18.4% of 16-24 year olds aren't in work, education or training. That is quite astonishing and a bit scary.

There is only one answer. We need more wars so they can join the army and learn how to slaughter someone else's kids.

FTFY

[thunderlizard]

I wonder why they chose 24 as the upper limit. Wouldn't 21 or 22, being normal university leavinag age, be fairer?

[Paddy]

BBC News - Neet youths figure at second-quarter high

18.4% of 16-24 year olds aren't in work, education or training. That is quite astonishing and a bit scary.

There is only one answer. We need more wars so they can join the army and be slaughtered.

I just did some calculations of the difference of wages for 16-21 year olds and I believe the main reason why there are high numbers out of work is because they want to be paid too much and they get benefits too easy.

Back in the 60s schools leavers would either go for a low paid position or an apprenticeship. There were no benefits paid to teenagers. An apprenticeship would involve a lump sum payment to the employer to train the apprentice. The equivalent wage for 16-21 year olds today would be £2 to £3 per hour, far less than today’s minimum wage.

At Paddy’s former coffee shop, I never employed teenagers because it was cheaper to employ adults who actually knew what they were doing and didn’t need constant supervision.

[SimonMac]

Pah, what happened to the good old days of Alistar Campbell being Spin Doctor to Herr Blair, he would be singing from the roof tops how over 80% of 16-24 years old were in Education, Employment or Training!

[minestrone]

Here is the reason...

BBC News - Net migration total up by a fifth

Net migration rose by 21% last year, with 239,000 more people arriving in the UK than those leaving, the Office for National Statistics has revealed.

In 2009, the total for net migration had stood at 198,000.

[gingerjedi]

We're boomed compared to Spain where unemployment amongst young people is running at 45%, an utterly hopeless situation.

[DodgyAgent]

Here is the reason...

BBC News - Net migration total up by a fifth

Net migration rose by 21% last year, with 239,000 more people arriving in the UK than those leaving, the Office for National Statistics has revealed.

In 2009, the total for net migration had stood at 198,000.

that is only part of the reason, the main reasons are that welfare provision is too soft and education is too poor.
Do you think all these migrants would be here if they were to receive unemployment benefits equivalent to those in the UK at home?

[Churchill]

that is only part of the reason, the main reasons are that welfare provision is too soft and education is too poor.
Do you think all these migrants would be here if they were to receive unemployment benefits equivalent to those in the UK at home?

The Kraken awakes!!!

[eek]

At Paddy’s former coffee shop, I never employed teenagers because it was cheaper to employ adults who actually knew what they were doing and didn’t need constant supervision.

Speaking to my neighbour yesterday he commented on sacking his daughter due to her being unreliable. He was a mite annoyed as the plan was to offload the next cafe to her to "manage" / take the profits.