No Country for the Young (edited by Richard Hatcher and Ken Jones)

No Country for the Young.  From New Labour  to the Coalition    Tufnell Press  (www.tufnellpress.co.uk)   http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_10?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field keywords=no+country+for+the+young&sprefix=no+country Download    flyer  Can the ‘Lost Generation’ find its way?  Young people, education and society Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley As recognised by the parents, teachers and school pupils who joined F&H  students demonstrating against fee rises and for a … Continue reading No Country for the Young (edited by Richard Hatcher and Ken Jones) →

As youth unemployment rises towards 1 million: new challenges for educators

The 80 000 increase in unemployment for the period April to June  (taking the total to 2.51 million and 7.9%)   intensifies the pressure on a bedraggled  Coalition  government . Much of this increase is the result  of  rises in youth unemployment - 20.8% of 16 to 24 year olds (973,000) are officially out of work. … Continue reading As youth unemployment rises towards 1 million: new challenges for educators →

A youthful precariat? (part-two)

Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley (https://radicaled.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/a-youthful-precariat/) Last month’s riots have intensified debate about the position of young people in society and the growth of a new urban underclass. For some, particularly Precariat author Guy Standing, the looting of shops and the confrontations with the police are another example of the actions of this new and dangerous … Continue reading A youthful precariat? (part-two) →

Another rise in A-level pass rates – but no jobs and no uni for thousands of young people

Martin Allen  Despite a further increase in A-level pass rates – the 29th year in succession, a lack of jobs and a shortage of university places means prospects continue to be bleak for large numbers of young people. Unemployment for 16-24 year olds is now 949 000 – up from 917 000 last month. In … Continue reading Another rise in A-level pass rates – but no jobs and no uni for thousands of young people →

Most young people did not riot, but can the ‘Lost Generations’ find their way?

Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley There is more than one ‘lost generation’. We have seen at least two in the past months as young people have taken to the streets. Students have protested against fee rises and now a hard core urban youth have taken the stage.  On both occasions, the media have focused on … Continue reading Most young people did not riot, but can the ‘Lost Generations’ find their way? →

The rise and rise of workless youth. ‘Unemployment’ might be falling but not youth joblessness

Martin Allen The latest ONS unemployment statistics show a further fall in youth unemployment – 917 000  16-24 year olds are out of work, down 42 000 on the previous quarter.  Conduct a more thorough analysis however and you’ll quickly discover a different picture          To begin with, as ONS itself recognises, there are problems with … Continue reading The rise and rise of workless youth. ‘Unemployment’ might be falling but not youth joblessness →

Defend pensions: campaign for a different education

Martin Allen The increasingly acrimonious public sector pensions dispute will be dominated by the teacher unions - more so with the decision by the National Association of Headteachers to ballot its members and the near certainty that the NASUWT the second largest union, almost certain to do the same. If the 30th June   strike is … Continue reading Defend pensions: campaign for a different education →

A Youthful Precariat ?

Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley Guy Standing’s challenging new book The Precariat seeks to explain the implications of globalisation for occupational class structures. Rather than remaining within the ranks of Marx’s proletariat; increasingly large numbers of people have now been pushed into a new and insecure ‘precariat’ - lacking adequate incomes and ‘security’ in the … Continue reading A Youthful Precariat ? →