Pat McFadden: “These latest figures underline why we are addressing youth inactivity as a priority.”

In the Netherlands, inactivity is a last resort, yet we all too often see young people signed off and written off, without engagement or support.

I don’t think you can or should do welfare reform just by saying ‘here’s a sum of money we’ve got to save’, and then you graft on the policy afterwards.

Young people deserve every opportunity to build a meaningful career, and that means making sure no one is left behind as our economy changes and technology advances.

I think we’ve all got a duty to do that in the online world.