The shadow economy is one of many names for it. You might hear it as working ‘off the books’ or ‘under the table’. Officially, it’s the ‘informal economy’, ‘underground economy’ or ‘non-wage [...]
Youth unemployment in the UK is trending downward. It has recently dipped below the 1 million mark and stands at a more PR friendly 930,000. A new Local Government Authority report provides a [...]
Hurrah! The UK economy stands on the brink of recovery. By the summer of 2014, GDP will outstrip 2008 levels and we can start focussing on growth as opposed to mere recovery. Yet while these [...]
How to judge the reaction of a crowd with low expectations? Youth unemployment in the UK has just fallen to its lowest level in 2.5 years. On face value the figures could be taken as a cause for [...]
Education in the UK may be on the verge of a seismic shift if the recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility and leading think-tank Centre Forum are put into [...]
Could there finally be some light at the end of the unemployment tunnel? From the slag heap of bankers’ largesse, record unemployment and state impotency, the improbable shoots of an economic [...]
The UK seems all set to follow in the footsteps of the USA and adopt fracking on a widespread scale. The advocates for this move point toward how high energy prices are inhibiting economic [...]
What was the International Youth Job Creation Summit? The International Youth Job Creation Summit was an urgent response to the global crisis of youth unemployment. Hosted at the Department of [...]
Buoyed by recent economic figures, David Cameron – keen to wrest the political spotlight from his Labour rival Ed Miliband – is poised to unveil a new generation of apprenticeships. [...]
Peace Child International is a UK registered charity that for over 30 years has been working in collaboration with the world’s youth on a wide range of issues. Our work is guided by what young [...]