1964: No to conscription!
Sixty years ago the youth of Britain made it clear that they would not be forcibly enlisted in the armed forces…
Youth
Youth
Wanstead young people campaign to save youth centre
21 October 2023
A campaign by the people of Wanstead appears to have secured the future of their youth centre, threatened with closure by the council.
Youth services are out of service
12 September 2023
Youth clubs are under threat – to an even greater extent than many other services. This year’s Mercury Prize provided a reminder of their value.
Discussion meeting (via Zoom): A working class needs modern industry
Discussion meeting (via Zoom): A working class needs modern industry
Tuesday 11 January 2022 19:00
Can a working class without real employment create progress? What’s the future for Britain without viable industry?
Email info@cpbml.org.uk for an invitation.
Youth unemployment: a challenge for us all
During the Covid-19 pandemic young people have been hit particularly hard. Now the prospects for all workers, but for young workers in particular, are going from bad to worse…
Young workers need a future
22 April 2021
A new report describes the sharp grow in youth unemployment since the pandemic began. Britain’s young adults are disproportionately impacted by the economic crisis.
A country fit for young people
What kind of system turns its back on the young? Only one where the short term reigns...
Young people 'condemned' by cuts to youth services
1 February 2020
The YMCA released a report this week showing a real-terms decline of 70 per cent in youth services in England and Wales since 2010 – and warning of dire consequences.
Swingeing cuts to youth services revealed
25 September 2019
New analysis shows that councils’ spending on youth services in England has been reduced by 69 per cent in a decade.
Fighting back in the war on youth
In this issue we carry a number of articles about the dire position faced by young people in Britain today. They are scarcely out of the womb when the government’s testing regimes are applied to them.
Capitalism will damage your mental health
Unemployment is clearly related to poor mental health in young adults. Students worried about studying and money – and these concerns are increasing – also have relatively poor mental health.
Locked out of housing
Young people struggle to find decent housing. Few are able to build up the cash for a deposit, so they are locked out of the housing market.
The war against youth
A forward-looking, optimistic, collectively minded society will nurture and encourage its youth, ensuring they know how important they are now and for the future.
A young person’s place is in their union
Young people are not enthused by traditional politics – but that doesn’t mean they are apathetic. Harnessing and directing interest where young workers have economic power is not easy.