Newscast – Why can’t young people get a job?

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In his much-anticipated report today, former minister Alan Milburn says job and career opportunities for young people are ‘not growing, they are shrinking’, saying one in six people will be out of work, education and training within five years if action is not taken. Education, health and welfare systems are unfit for purpose in preparing young people for adulthood – a ‘lost generation’ and adults may face a ‘perfect storm’ of challenges. Adam joins Alex, Simon Jack and Sarah Montague to chat. Now you can listen to Newscast on smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was produced by Jack McLaren with Schiller Mahmudhi. The social producer was James Westgate. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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