The Latest Breaking News from Alan Milburn

UK risks losing a generation of youth to inactivity amid mental health crisis, social media impact: report

In a stark warning, a former government official highlights the looming economic crisis in Britain, where nearly one million young individuals find themselves without jobs, education, or training opportunities. A recent study sheds light on the escalating mental health challenges faced by this so-called 'bedroom generation', exacerbated by the pervasive…

The Times of India · May 23

Milburn warns of ‘shameful’ failings trapping young people on benefits

The former health secretary warned the situation led to ‘incalculable costs for their life chances’.

Evening Standard · May 23

UK’s ‘anxious generation’ of young people struggling to adapt to workplace

Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn says firms must offer more flexibility and mental health support

The Guardian - UK · May 23

UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study

Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job support

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27

Exam-obsessed school system doesn’t make the grade

Letters: Readers respond to Alan Milburn’s finding that exam-focused schools are failing to prepare pupils for the real world

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23

Are British schools ‘exam-obsessed’? Teachers think so

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The Independent UK · Apr 20

Labour’s youth unemployment tsar hits out at ‘exam-obsessed’ British schools

The former Labour minister is currently leading a review into young people and work

The Independent UK · Apr 20

‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says

Former minister leading review into young people and work cites survey showing most teachers decry lack of ‘soft skills’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20

Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’

Research for TUC analyses link between job quality and economic inactivity, as UK youth unemployment rises

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3

Give mayors more powers to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says Alan Milburn

Exclusive: Government’s work tsar warns that having young people not in work will create ‘long-term scarring effect’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13