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Watching A4e: Melanie Phillips on unemployment

4 programme on the way the unemployed are portrayed in the Daily Mail.But not much chance of that, the unemployed and the underclass are rarely part of the panel of so-called experts whenever there is a discussion on unemployment or social policy. 4 January 2010 08:48 Telly Tastic said... By the looks of it 2010 could be a bumper year for TV and radio programmes on unemployment. The actor Larry Lamb (Eastenders and Gavin & Stacey) is apparently doing a

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Watching A4e: Insight, prisons, quangos and unemployment

And finally -- the unemployment figures which came out in recent days included the fact that "l ong-term unemployment, covering those out of work for more than a year, increased by 37,000 in the quarter to December to 663,000, also the highest figure since 1997. " (Channel 4 news). So what is the point of New Deal? Posted by historian at 07:27 Labels: A4e , A4e Insight , Manchester College , New Deal , PADA , prison education

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Watching A4e: March 2010

New Deal which caters for unemployed people of all ages. One of the differences between the two is that you can join New Deal 50 plus after six months of unemployment but most people cannot join the Flexible New Deal until they have been unemployed for 12 months. So some people over 50 are getting unemployment help sooner than others simply because of where they live." It may all become irrelevant after 6 May. But then again, it may not. Posted by historian at 19:10

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Watching A4e: January 2010

New Deal - again Unemployment has fallen. But there's more evidence of the perceived irrelevance of New Deal, FND etc. Long-term Unemployment has actually risen in some areas, and there has also been a significant rise in some places in those who are "economically inactive", i.e. not working or claiming benefit. On Monday a group called the Centre for Cities published a report looking at the varying fortunes of British cities in the recession. It has copious statistics on

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Watching A4e: February 2010

And finally -- the unemployment figures which came out in recent days included the fact that "l ong-term unemployment, covering those out of work for more than a year, increased by 37,000 in the quarter to December to 663,000, also the highest figure since 1997. " (Channel 4 news). So what is the point of New Deal? Posted by historian at 07:27 2 comments Labels: A4e , A4e Insight , Manchester College , New Deal , PADA , prison

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Watching A4e: August 2009

be true, then) that "Rising unemployment will send the welfare benefits bill rocketing by £7.5billion a year." And "It means every household in Britain faces a bill equivalent to £3,425 a year to pay for the growing army of the unemployed." (Does that include unemployed households?) The problem with all this throwing about of figures is that nobody is sure what's included. "Recent figures from the Commons library show unemployment is already costing around £61billion a

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Watching A4e: Playing with figures

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Watching A4e: New Deal on the BBC

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Watching A4e: April 2010

have got intergenerational unemployment, the whole family unemployed and you are working with just one person, everything you do can be undermined by the family when they get home that night," explains Harrison." What "helping whole families" actually implies is not examined. Nor are the implications of Harrison's final ambition - "earlier help for the unemployed." Ms Allen's interview has resulted in an article which is unworthy of a left-wing newspaper. She has failed to

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Watching A4e: July 2009

discussion With unemployment soaring, there was an interesting discussion on Newsnight (BBC2) tonight about, specifically, youth unemployment. One of the young people interviewed was a graduate who had signed off JSA rather than continue with a 13-week New Deal programme. He said it was a waste of time, in overcrowded, drab surroundings, and was actually preventing him looking for work. The provider wasn't mentioned. The minister, Jim Knight, said he would look into who the

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Watching A4e: Don't mention New Deal

about trying to reduce unemployment they might set up special economic zones (like China) in deprived areas. Or perhaps you could introduce job sharing and bring down the age of retirement.Lavishing millions of pounds on private contractors, and crack-pot schemes is the last thing you would do. Think about it, if none of these schems existed and you had 5 people in a room and asked each how would you reduce unemployment I doubt any of them would suggest these schemes and giving

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Watching A4e: Don't mention New Deal - again

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Watching A4e: September 2009

play in tackling long-term unemployment?’ with Theresa May MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Shadow Minister for Women." They don't seem to be bothering with the Liberal Democrat conference - no point, really. A4e will certainly not be the only company using the party conferences as lobbying opportunities. Let's hope that party members are well informed. Posted by historian at 04:41 1 comments Labels: A4e

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Watching A4e: December 2009

Melanie Phillips on unemployment Anyone interested in the issue of unemployment will want to listen to a Radio 4 programme at 8.00 pm next Monday and the following Monday. "Journalist Melanie Phillips embarks on a personal journey to explore what work means to some of the most vulnerable and socially-excluded people in Britain. Melanie is known for her uncompromising views on the 'workshy' beneficiaries of the welfare state but will her theories stand up in the face of the

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Watching A4e: Benefit Busters, episode 1

of helping people out of unemployment. Welfare-to-work contracts in this country have consistently, in the last few years since privatisation, missed their targets by miles. There are better ways of doing this than creating private millionaires.PS - can posters please create a pseudonym for themselves so that we can distinguish between various Anonymouses. 21 August 2009 01:13 Previously Anonymous said... 1 - OK, maybe unhealthy obsession is a bit strong

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Watching A4e: A Brief History of Welfare-to-Work

government faced growing unemployment, particularly amongst young people, and the fact that employers would not train their own staff. They introduced various schemes - YOPS, YTS and so on - which encouraged the growth of numerous private training companies. Some of these companies were simply scams. Of the ones which were not scams (including A4e) few survived the end of the Tory government. Labour introduced New Deal. This focussed first on young people, and offered a much more

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Watching A4e: Welfare to Work

to take these clients. As unemployment increased rapidly in 2009, the pressures became severe, with higher numbers of clients being referred for "training" which they increasingly saw as pointless. A piece on Radio 5 Live in 2009 exposed the discontent of many clients at the poor service they believed A4e to be offering, and Ofsted's poor opinion of the company. In June 2009 BBC's Look North programme in Hull reported on criticisms by two A4e clients of the waste of time and money of

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Watching A4e: Don't mention New Deal

had a piece about youth unemployment, from Hull which has the highest incidence, and has for years had this dubious honour. The focus was the Young Person's Guarantee. Yvette Cooper was given a few brief lines to say; notably that any young person signing on today is guaranteed not to be signing on a year from now. What they're carefully not saying is that the jobs will be only temporary, and that many youngsters will get only "training". Again, the privatised New Deal situation is

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Watching A4e: Jim Knight answers a question

said that, we all know that unemployment in the UK, by any demographic, has continued to rise for several years. They say the nature of the global economy makes governments increasingly ineffectual in tackling unemployment. The important decisions that affect unemployment levels are taken in the boardrooms of multi-national corporations 10 February 2010 07:34 Post a Comment Keep it clean, please. No abusive comments will be approved, so don't indulge in

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Watching A4e: The next privatisation?

prisons, quangos and unemployment Blunkett's Johannesburg trip Spin Report on the Jobseekers' Regime The Waiting Time Jim Knight answers a question No answers Petition ► January (12) Not-for-profit? Contradictions The Young People's Guarantee India, Cambridge and the bank Damning verdict on Train to Gain Don't mention New Deal - again "Plundering the Public Sector"

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Watching A4e: Guardian interview with Emma

audience. And of course, the unemployed are an easy target. Compare this to my efforts of tring to get on radio phone ins about unemployment. On one the couple of occasions I did get on the air, I sploke to former employment minister, Tony McNulty. When I told McNulty of my New Deal experiences, he totally dismissed it all. If I were a well known multi-millionare businessman, I'm sure he would not have been quite do dismissive. 2 October 2009 02:01 Post a Comment

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Watching A4e: A4e's answer to Facebook, and other oddments

community to help reduce unemployment". "The site," says the article, "MyA4e Community, has been specifically designed for Flexible New Deal (FND) employees, with each having their own unique personal profile which converts into a copy of their CV and provides access to forums, messaging, available jobs plus news and events in their local area." A jobseeker from Hull describes the site as "very similar to Facebook." Now, I'm not disparaging this idea. I think it's a good use of

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Watching A4e: Benefit Busters, episode 2

on A4e for getting its high unemployment rate down. It isn't. A4e has a subcontractor in the city, the local FE college, which has as many clients as A4e. (The figure of 700 clients was quoted - I think that means the total for A4e itself and the college.) And there are a number of local initiatives, not least by the local council. Having said that, I'm amazed that A4e agreed to this. The clients shown were not representative. Where were the men and women with a good work record and

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Watching A4e: Going to Conference?

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Watching A4e: Benefit Busters

totally unsympathetic to unemployed lone parents. Episode 2 concentrates on New Deal in Hull (it was recorded well before all the bad publicity hit the Hull office). The billing says: "unemployment is rife in Hull, but for one company business is booming: A4E has won the lucrative contract to help get the long-term unemployed back to work. Mark Pilkington is an ex-soldier who hasn't worked for 10 years. He welcomes help and within a fortnight he finds a job. But the joy of receiving his

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Watching A4e: Back to Work Tsar

to him the harsh truths of unemployment was exasperating." But it's the next paragraph which is disturbing. " Harrison is the founder of employment agency A4e and is currently working as the government's 'Back to Work Tsar' ." She's what? Really? When did that happen? What have I missed? Posted by historian at 07:42 Labels: A4e , Emma Harrison , Famous Rich and Jobless , Larry Lamb 5 comments:

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Watching A4e: October 2009

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Watching A4e: Good news from the Tories

to get the long-term unemployed into work. It would also effectively mean the end of Jobcentre Plus, where bureaucrats design training programmes for the unemployed." Presumably Lord Freud thinks private companies can design better programmes than "bureaucrats" - and I did speculate recently that JCP would be next for privatisation. As the article says, this plan is based on the American model. People like Lord Freud are evangelical about the role of private profit in getting the

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Watching A4e: FND Phase 2

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Watching A4e: Is FND finished?

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