Young Socialists
Joe Woolfall, South Liverpool Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds were 66% more likely to be not in education, employment or training (NEET) than average, a report from charity Impetus has found. The north of England and the Midlands held the highest rate of NEETs, but all regions in the country have areas defined as deprived […]
Rae Cox Young workers face enormous challenges accessing the basics in life, and nowhere is this more obvious than with housing. In Oxford, where I live, median house prices are over 12 times higher than median annual incomes, that’s nearly 50% higher than the average for England and Wales. So for young workers, renting is […]
Overworked and underpaid?Saddled with student debt and sky-high rents?Disgusted by all the warmongering politicians? Millions of young people will be delighted to see the Tories kicked out at the general election. But a new Starmer Labour government won’t give us a future to look forward to. We need at least a £15-an-hour minimum wage, living […]
Frankie Coultas, Southampton Young Socialists In a move that can be described as cynical to the point of self-parody, the Conservative Party has announced its election pledge to bring back national service. For his reasoning behind the move, Rishi Sunak argued that it would improve job and study opportunities for young people. He did not, […]
Young Socialists