Monday, 25th Jan 2010
Help to get back into work.
We must keep investing to help everyone back into work
We’ve got to keep investing in jobs through the recovery. I am backing the Future Jobs Fund which will bring more jobs to the area, a fund that that David Cameron wants to slash.
In previous recessions unemployed young people were left on the scrapheap. We can’t let this happen again.
That’s why I support Labour’s guarantees - an education or training place for young people up to 18. And a job or training place for 18-24 year olds out of work for six months. Both funded by a one off tax on bankers' bonuses.
Extra investment has helped keep unemployment round here at 2.6 per cent – lower than 5 per cent in the 90’s recessions. We must keep investing to help everyone back into work.
Posted by Jim on Monday, 25th Jan 2010