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Planet Recession to Vince Cable – we need help now, so show us your money’

20 September 201220 September 2012 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 5 Comments

I’ve been calling for a government-backed business lending bank for ages so you will forgive me if I’m now becoming a little frustrated that, after such a promising announcement, the actual details of how it will work, who will be eligible, and even how much money it will have to lend out, are still not available.

UK young unemployed congregate at job centre, London dressed in identical ‘ready for work’ suits to walk to Westminster to raise awareness of the million young people out of work in the UK

Forget ‘Inspire a Generation’, it should be ‘Invest in a Generation’ to beat youth unemployment

15 August 201215 August 2012 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

If the Olympic motto was ‘inspire a generation’, the motto of the unemployment figures published today should be ‘invest in a generation.’

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