Reducing unemployment – a simple blueprint

Posted by Richard Johnson on May 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment 

The UK’s Chancellor is forecasting unemployment will reach double digits (up from under 4% in March 2020), but what are his plans for reversing this social and economic catastrophe? Once we emerge from our shelters, it is entirely possible to help more people find jobs again more quickly (and speed recovery) and it is not … Continue reading →

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Dos and Don’ts from Down Under

Posted by Richard Johnson on October 7, 2015 · 1 Comment 

In the late nineties, as Blair and co were rolling out the New Deals and experimenting with contestability at the edges of Jobcentre Plus, the Australians were outsourcing their Commonwealth Employment Service in its entirety. The two countries have watched each other closely ever since. With roughly similar welfare systems, we keep looking to the … Continue reading →

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