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As part of a growing anti-tech movement, startup dumb.co is pushing flip phones as a way for young people to find ‘social and spiritual freedom’“They aren’t as dumb as they…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
UK unemployment and employment statistics
Alan Milburn warns of ‘lost generation’ after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1mBritain risks a financial hit worth £125bn a year from…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Young people
The former minister paints damning picture of structural issues affecting 1 million young people in the UKAlan Milburn, the Blair-era cabinet minister turned social mobility adviser, has delivered the first…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Digital media
She made millions as a tween and teenager by posting clips of herself and her friends on YouTube. Then the business collapsed amid acrimony. What does her success in the…
May 28, 2026
· 2 min read
Work & careers
Urgent action needed to avoid ‘lost generation’, says the former Labour health secretary’s report, due on ThursdayBritain risks a 25% rise in the number of young people not in work…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Youth justice
Prisons inspectorate finds almost 100 children each year are remanded to custody only to be bailed or moved Children are witnessing extreme violence including stabbings while being unnecessarily held in…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Unemployment
The Lincolnshire seaside town is often written off by YouTubers as a place defined by deprivation and decline. But for many young people it's a place they love and are…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Young people
High unemployment and a lack of support mean life can be tough in Grimsby, but 19-year-old Cohen is determined to make the best of life in this coastal townIt’s mid-afternoon…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
UK criminal justice
Rehabilitation of young offenders is vital. But victims should not leave court wondering why they botheredThe decision to review the sentences of two teenage boys convicted of raping two girls,…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Youth unemployment
Announcement comes after Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected generation of young people struggling to access work and training opportunitiesMinisters are expanding youth work experience and training schemes, after Alan…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Social care
Labour has launched an urgent review into the deaths, which one expert describes as ‘unspeakably tragic’More than 100 young people have died after leaving the care of social services in…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Pensions
Pensioners vote and young people don’t, so the truism goes. That’s no longer any reason to avoid dealing with the triple lockNothing makes you feel more like a de-developing nation…
May 21, 2026
· 2 min read