What I don't get is why this becomes such a hot potato at times of high unemployment - it's the wrong time to tackle it as there are not enough jobs to go round and the long-term unemployed are least likely to get them. The time to tackle it is when unemployment is low.
But... just like in the high unemployment years of the '80s, it is useful to those in power to create a narrative in which the unemployed are to blame for high unemployment. Otherwise, people might remember the bankers' and politicians' roles in the mess we find ourselves in.
But... just like in the high unemployment years of the '80s, it is useful to those in power to create a narrative in which the unemployed are to blame for high unemployment. Otherwise, people might remember the bankers' and politicians' roles in the mess we find ourselves in.
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