‘It is hard not to be pessimistic when you examine the data,’ former health secretary Alan Milburn says in the foreword to his report into young people doing nothing with their lives. That is quite the understatement. Figures released this morning by the Office for National Statistics show that the number of those classed as

Alan Milburn, the Blair-era health secretary, is set to publish a review into young Neets on Thursday, looking over welfare and recruitment.

Young people not in education, employment, or training face ‘hopeless catch-22’, Alan Milburn warns

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In a sobering assessment in his long-awaited report, Alan Milburn says the number of so-called Neets is on course to jump by a quarter to 1.25million.

Alan Milburn, the Blair-era health secretary, is set to publish a review into young Neets on Thursday, looking over welfare and recruitment.

Milburn warned that the number of young Neets could rise to 1.25m within five years, with the current level already standing at 957,000.

Currently, under 1million young people are ‘Neets’, which Mr Milburn wants cost the taxpayer and the economy a staggering £125billion - more than the total spend on education each…

Alan Milburn warns of ‘lost generation’ after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1m

Young people not in education, employment or training face ‘hopeless catch-22’, Alan Milburn warns

‘It is hard not to be pessimistic when you examine the data,’ former health secretary Alan Milburn says in the foreword to his report into young people doing nothing with their…

The former Labour minister warned against solely blaming the chancellor for the scale of the crisis facing the nation

The new and excoriating account of the dire prospects for UK young people is a call to action. It could be the Beveridge report for our time, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee