Archive: Young People

Comment: Govt kicks away ladders of support for young people

Nic Dakin has been Labour MP for Scunthorpe since 2010.

Labour left good foundations in the system of support for young people, but the government is taking a wrecking ball to that.

Labour: School cuts show PM is kicking away ladders of opportunity for young people

Comment: UK riots - so what went wrong?

Youth contract 'only helping one in ten'

New voters like politics, not politicians

Young people are frustrated with politicians and political parties

First-time voters are interested in politics but less than one in five have a positive view of political parties, according to new research.

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Sadiq Khan 'life of crime' speech in full

'Labour will be seeking to amend the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Bill'

Read shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan's speech on a 'life of crime' to Barnardos in full on politics.co.uk.

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Gove speech on 'the underclass' in full

'Parents should take responsibility for their child’s behaviour in school.'

Read Michael Gove's speech on school discipline and male role models in full.

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Comment: UK riots - so what went wrong?

Kay Hampton is a former professor in communities and race relations at Glasgow Caledonian University and a commissioner for the Scottish Human Rights Commission.

The rapid spread of civic unrest across London and the UK points to a problem which runs deep in our communities.

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MPs pour scorn on 'national citizen service' idea

Plenty of fresh air - but the national citizen service could prove costly

David Cameron's national citizen service (NCS) would cost more than all youth services provided by local authorities put together.

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PM seeks teenage recruits

David Cameron seeks teenagers for national citizen service

David Cameron is using Facebook to appeal to 16-year-olds as he seeks to drum up interest in his national citizen service proposals.

Marketing curbs possible for 'sexy' children's products

Politicians worried by oversexualisation of young people

'Lolita' beds and Playboy pencil cases are among the products facing a crackdown against the sexualisation of young people.

Raise benefits to beat exclusion, says committee

Paying higher rates of benefits to young people to keep them in education, employment or training will eradicate social exclusion and lead to savings in policing and the treatment of addiction, MPs said today

Government launches new youth volunteering scheme today

Young people will be encouraged to volunteer in their community following today's launch of the Youth Community Action programme.

Govt adrift from teen pregnancy target

Govt likely to miss 1998 teen pregnancy target

Latest figures show teenage pregnancies have fallen to their lowest rate in 20 years - but the government is a long way from achieving its ten-year target.

Sheridan calls for bridge deaths inquiry

Two teenage girls jumped from the Erskine Bridge in Renfrewshire on Sunday night.

Scottish MP Jim Sheridan has called for an inquiry after two teenage girls jumped off a bridge near Glasgow in an alleged suicide pact.

Record number of inactive youngsters sparks fear of 'lost generation'

The number of youngsters out of work, education or training has increased

The number of young people not in employment, education or training has increased to record levels, government statistics released today show.

Compulsory 50 hour community work for teens

Gordon Brown announces new community work scheme

Gordon Brown announced today that young people will be expected to do 50 hours community work in the government's new scheme to create a citizenship conscious Britain.

Teens 'bored of boredom'

Teenagers have blamed the lack of activities available to them in their local area for their lazy lifestyle habits, a survey out today suggests.

'Diversity camps' funding expected

The youth programme will help community cohesion

The government is expected to announce plans for community cohesion camps where young people from different backgrounds can come together later today.