Latest jobs
figures shows the Government is letting Meriden down
In the Meriden constituency long term
unemployment is still unacceptably high. As at April 2014, 755 people, and 160
young people, have been out of work for a year or more. This government is
still letting down your area. When I speak to people on the doorstep
unemployment is, unsurprisingly, a huge issue.
We urgently need action to get local people
into work. This is why Labour is calling for a compulsory jobs guarantee, which
will get any adult out of work for more than two years, or young person out of
work for a year, into a job – one they would be required to take.
This makes economic sense. The money to pay
for this scheme is not wasted - it will save on merely paying benefits instead,
gives unemployed people long term job prospects and opportunities, and will
increase tax revenues. Further, this will also be paid for by taxing bankers’
bonuses so that we can see a fairer distribution in society.
Meriden should not have to wait any longer for
action. Ministers must get off their hands and start helping now before they
condemn a whole generation to joblessness.
