It’s not young people’s fault that they’re out of work. On Novara Live, Dalia Gebrial explains that Gen Z grew up amid a financial crisis, with funding to education and youth centres slashed, and a government now investing in AI technologies that will decimate the entry-level jobs market. Dalia’s intervention comes as the government’s Milburn Review recommends taking under-25s off Pip, the main benefit for people with disabilities, and setting up a new “youth allowance” instead. The changes are intended to boost Neets - young people not in education, employment or training - into the world of work, but Green party leader Zack Polanski has labelled them “cruel and vicious”. Rather than blame and shame unemployed youngsters, “the morally sound thing to do here is to tax extreme wealth,” says Dalia. Watch the full discussion on our YouTube channel.

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