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There’s a new grant to help musicians build sustainable careers. But there’s a catch
Music

There’s a new grant to help musicians build sustainable careers. But there’s a catch

Increasingly, musicians need a skill quite unrelated to musical talent – the ability to sell yourself

Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?
Employment

Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?

The real living wage is going up again. It’s a pay rise for employees but employers face a tough decision

Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’
PM For The PM

Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’

The podcaster and author has some big ideas about running the nation if he were prime minister for an afternoon

The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people
Food

The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people

Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
Employment

Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs

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The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’
PM For The PM

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’

Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis
Kamran Malekzai

Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis

‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’
Education

‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’

‘I got a job so quickly. Big Issue Recruit changed my life’
Big Issue Recruit

‘I got a job so quickly. Big Issue Recruit changed my life’

I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle
Ellie Smith

I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle

What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Cost of living

What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?

How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
Employment

How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career

Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
insecure work

Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
Comedy

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’

Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: ‘Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts’
Employment

Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: ‘Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts’

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
Youth unemployment

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain

Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
Neurodiversity

Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner

Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Creative jobs

Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
Employment

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
NEETs

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?

Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?
Amelia Dimoldenberg

Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?

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‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
Social Justice

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’

Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps
Employment

Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity
Richard Rigby

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity

Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis
Politics

Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis