What can the government do to reduce unemployment?
… that its causes aren’t just to do with the economy, but culture and politics has as much to do with employment levels. Subsidising companies to take on workers helps create jobs, but this requires large government spending. Training is essential, but cannot create jobs itself, and is also costly. Any new solutions must be broader and more imaginative. The government must forget about conventional ideas. The aim must be to help many more to take part in useful and fulfilling work, and so revive our governments claim to offer opportunities for all. The first point to get straight is that unemployment can be reduced; this has been shown by previous government initiatives. The need for a new approach is rising as ore people’s lives and jobs fall victim to the insecurity generated by global competition and sweeping technological change. The New Deal Scheme “New Deal is a key part of the Government’s …
