Gabriella Jozwiak

Gabriella JozwiakGabriella Jozwiak is a former senior reporter for Children and Young People Now.

From The Blog
14 October 2013

David Cameron must be confident that his conference pledge to scrap benefits for the under-25s will help the Tories win the next election, even if it leaves a million young people homeless and penniless. His promise that the young will ‘earn or learn’ rather than ‘opt for a life on benefits’ may be popular among welfare opponents, but it’s a nonsensical way to get the young into education, employment or training.

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