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 […]
Socialist polices could end the housing crisis Lottie Young, Waltham Forest Young Socialists Waiting lists for a family-sized social home now exceed 100 years in a number of local authorities, a report from the National Housing Federation has found. 164,040 children in England are homeless and stuck in damaging temporary accommodation, a dire situation that […]
Hospitality worker I’d like to take a punt and say most MPs haven’t worked in hospitality. Or any precarious job that means hours and pay can differ week to week. If they had, there’s no way the Employment Rights Bill would be as watered down as it is! The so-called ban on zero-hour contracts and […]
Joe Waters, Gloucestershire Socialist Party The number of unemployed young people reached an eleven-year high at the end of 2024. Almost one million 16 to 24-year-olds, around one in seven, are not in work, education or training. As the economy falters, bosses are talking about making more job cuts this year. And young people will […]
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 […]
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