Scrolling in bedrooms after midnight a driver of youth joblessness – Milburn

Young people’s sleep patterns and concentration levels are affected by social media, Alan Milburn said (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Anxiety linked to social media is driving economic inactivity among young people, according to the former minister tasked with looking at why almost a million are neither working nor learning.

Alan Milburn has told The Times newspaper that young people who are not in employment, education or training (Neet) “are not snowflakes”.