{"id":347407,"date":"2026-05-28T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-growing-crisis-facing-young-people-in-britain\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:00:14","slug":"the-growing-crisis-facing-young-people-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-growing-crisis-facing-young-people-in-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"The growing crisis facing young people in Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dFXAD1aQst8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The growing crisis facing young people in Britain\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dFXAD1aQst8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>More than a million young people are not just unemployed, they aren&#8217;t learning and if they claim benefits at 16 many are likely to spend almost as many years out of work with the door to opportunity closed. <\/p>\n<p>Alan Milburn says his report for the government reveals a moral crisis, probably the most significant issue facing Britain &#8211; and he will make his recommendations in the Autumn. It isn&#8217;t about a new jobs programme he says, but systemic change from national and local government, business, education and charities. 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