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Matthew Taylor
It is welcome that there is, at least, a national mood of concern about the rise and rise of unemployment among the under 25s. They were not to blame for the economic mistakes made by Government, business and consumers. Most have done their best in the education system on the promise that their efforts would be rewarded, a promise that is now being broken. And we worry not only that young people with no money and no purpose will get into bad ways, but that a life on benefits is an easy habit to pick up and a hard one to kick.