The Generation Gap in Opportunity The Labour party's plan to expand youth work experience and training schemes is a welcome move, but it's only one piece of a much larger puzzle.
The UK's welfare system has become woefully inadequate for young people struggling to access meaningful employment and education.
Pat McFadden, the Work and Pensions Secretary, has highlighted the "quiet crisis" in youth employment, with nearly 1 million 16 to 24 year olds not in education, employment or training.