当今迷失的一代.docx
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当今迷失的一代
当今迷失的一代
BackinthecarefreedaysoftheNoughtiesboom,Britainsyoungstersweresweptalongbythebuy-now-pay-latercultureembracedbyconsumersupanddownthecountry.Duringadecadeofnear-fullemployment,manyskippednimblyfromonejob-andonecreditcard-toanother,andrainydaysweresuchadistantmemorythattheyhardlyseemedworthsavingfor.
Butwiththesupplyofcheapcreditdryingupandagenerationofschoolanduniversityleaversabouttofloodtherecession-hitjobmarket,thousandsofyoungpeoplewithnomemoryoftheearly1990srecessionareshockedintotherealisationthattheworldof20__isverydifferent.
KatieOrme,19,wholivesinBirmingham,saysshehasdecidednevertogetacreditcardafterseeingtheproblemsthatherparentsand22-year-oldsisterhavehadwithdebt-justoneofthehardlessonsthatshehashadtolearn.
OrmefinishedherA-levelsayearago,andhasbeensearchingforajob-andlivingathomewithherparents-eversince.Shehashadtosignontosupportherselfandisnowona12-weekinternshipatthePrincesTrusttoimproveherCV.Thetrustsaysthatthenumberofcallsfroman_iouspeoplesuchasOrmehasshotupby50%oversi_months.
Itssohardtogetajobatthemoment,shesays,itsbettertogoandgetmorequalificationssowhenmorejobsareavailableyouwillbebettersuited.
Sheisfarfromaloneintrimminghere_pectationstofitacredit-crunchedworld:
manyyoungsterswhohaveseennothinglikethecurrentturmoilhavebeenshockedintochangingtheiroutlook.ArecentsurveybyPostOfficefinancialservicesfoundthatmost16-to24-year-oldsbelievethatitwilltakeadecadefortheirlivingstandardstoreturntopre-crisislevels-andalmosthalfhavebeenjoltedintocuttingbacktheiruseofcreditcards.
Thenumberofunder-25soutofworkandclaimingjobseekersallowancehasincreasedbymorethan200,000,to456,000,overthepastyear,accordingtothelatestgovernmentfigures,releasedlastweek.Onthewiderlabourmarketsurveymeasure,analarming18.3%of16-to25-year-oldsareunemployed.
BrendanBarber,theTUCgeneralsecretary,says:
Youthunemploymentisatitshighestratefor15years.Unemploymentleavesapermanentscaronyoungpeopleslivesandthegovernmentmustdoallitcantostopjoblessnessblightinganothergeneration.
DavidBlanchflower,thelabourmarkete_pertwhorecentlysteppeddownfromtheBankofEnglandsmoarypolicymittee,saysthatevenshortperiodsofunemploymentcanhavealong-termscarringeffect,affectingpeoplesjobprospectsformanyyears.
ItsabitlikemalemetalworkersfromSheffieldinthe1980s-itcontinuesforever,hesays.HebelievesunemploymentamongtheyounghasbeeanationalcrisisandhaslobbiedGordonBrowntoact.Thisisgoingtobethebiggestissueinthene_telection.Thedangeristhatwehavealostgeneration.
And,unlikethemanythousandsofmanufacturinglay-offsduringthe1980srecessions,hesays,awideswatheofsocialgroupswillbehitthistime,fromworking-classschoolleaverstomiddle-classstudents.Itsacalltoarmsfortheirparentsandtheirgrandparents,hesays.Weneedtogetallpartiestogetherandsay,whatarewegoingtodoaboutthis
DavidWilletts,theConservativeshadowskillssecretary,isdemandingpublicfundingforyoungpeoplechuckedoffapprenticeshipsbycash-strappedfirms,ande_traplacesatfurthereducationandinpostgraduatetraining,toeasethepressurepointscausedbytherecession.Theriskisthatyoungpeoplefindthemselvesonthedoleformonths,ifnotyears,andinthelongrun,theirlife-timeearningsaredepressed,hesays.
JoePhillips,whois24,followedinthefootstepsoftensofthousandsofothergraduatesandspenttimetravellingabroad.Ididntseeitasafranticrushtogetonthecareerpath,hesays.
However,whenhemovedtoLondoninSeptember20__totrytofindajobinthemedia,heregrettedhisdecisionnottoenterthejobsmarketassoonashehadgraduated.
Istruggledtofindanypaidwork,hesays.Iwantedtodomunicationsforacharitybutendedupdoingafreeinternshipandthenalow-paidjob.Duringthisperiod,hehadtosleeponfriendssofasandathissistersflattomakeendsmeet.Atonepoint,thingsweresobadhehadtomovebacktotheWestMidlandstolivewithhisparents.
HehasnowreturnedtoLondon,fillingatemporaryjobattheParkinsonsDiseaseSocietywhichhehopeswillbemadepermanent-butheisacutelyawarethatnothingiscertaininthecurrentclimate.
GerwynDavies,publicpolicyadviserattheCharteredInstituteofPersonnelandDevelopment(CIPD),believesthatthejobsituationfacingtodaysyoungpeopleisworsethananygenerationhasseenfordecades.
Itsaverydifficultpillforyoungpeopletoswallow,hesays.Wealreadyhaveasituationwhereoneinsi_youngpeopleareunemployed.Unfortunately,thissituationisgoingtoworsen.
Hepointsoutthattheywillhavetopeteagainstagrowingpoolofmoree_periencedworkerswhohavelosttheirjobs:
Theywillhavequalifications,butwonthavethesameworke_perienceasotherpeopleingontotheclaimantcount.
ArecentreportbytheCIPDrevealedthatnearlyhalfoftheemployersitsurveyedwerenotplanningtorecruitschoolleaversorgraduatesthissummer.Formanyyoungadultshitbythedownturn,whoarerelyingonthegenerosityofparentsorclaimingstatebenefits,thenormalprocessofgrowinguphasbeendelayed:
35isthenew25.
Whilemanywhocameofageinthe1990swereabletobuyahomewitha95%or100%mortgageandreapthewindfallasittripledinvalue-or,fortheluckiest,strollintoajobintheCityandjointheranksofthesuper-rich-todaytheconcernsofmanyarethemoreprosaiconesoffindingworkandearningenoughtopaythebills.
Phillipssaysthereisabigdifferencebetweenyoungpeople10yearsagoandhiscontemporaries:
Wehavedifferentpriorities.Imjusttryingtopindownapermanentjobandpaytherent.Buyingahouseandstartingafamilyseemslikeadistantthing.
WesStreeting,presidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents,fearsthatgraduatesemergingfromuniversitythisyearwillfareevenworsethanPhilipsandhiscohorts.HecallstheClassof20__generationcrunch.
Theyrethefirsttopaytop-uptuitionfeesof3,000ayear,andaregraduatingintotheworstlabourmarketforaverylongtime,hesays.
Labourhasalreadyannouncedanumberofmeasurestohelp:
AlistairDarlingpromisedinthebudgetthatyoungpeoplewouldbeguaranteedajobortrainingplace.However,withcashtight,thispromiseonlyappliestothosewhohavealreadybeensearchingforworkfor12monthsandStreetingsaysthatsfartoolongtowait.
Thegovernmentneedstolookagainatthesituationfacinggraduatesandwhattheycandoproactivelytoensuretheyarenotsittingaroundbeingdepressedanddisgruntledbecausetheyreunabletogetajob,hesays.
Whentop-uptuitionfeesofupto3,000ayearwereintroduced,ministerscitedtheheftyincreaseinearningpowerthatadegreebrings,butStreetingsaysthatargumentlooksmuchweakerinatougheconomicclimate.TheNUShasjustlaunchedacaigntoreplacethefeesbyata_,whichwouldbeleviedasapercentageofgraduatesearnings,hittingthehighly-paidhardest.Thecurrenteconomicclimateshowsthefutilityofourfundingsystemforhighereducation,headds.
Withjobshardtofind,youngpeopleareincreasinglyputtingtheirlivesonhold.TheNationalAssociationofEstateAgentssaidlastweekthatalmostsevenoutof10would-befirst-timebuyershavenowgivenuphopeofeverowningtheirownhome.
Insteadofbranchingoutontheirown,agrowingnumberofyoungstersaresharingrentalproperties.ArecentreportbyflatsharewebsiteSpareRoom.co.ukshowedthattherewere143,000morepeoplelivinginaflatorhouseshareintheUKinMay20__thaninautumn20__,whenthecreditcrunchfirstbegantomakeitselffelt.TheUKpopulationofflatsharershasswelledto2.8millionasrentersabandonlivingalonetosavemoneyduringthecrisis.
Formany,thebankofmumanddadistheonlyonewhosedoorsarestillopen.InthePostOfficesurvey,almost60%of18-to24-year-oldspolledsaidtheywerelivingrentfreewiththeirparents.
PaulMullins,chiefe_ecutiveofNationalDebtline,says:
Youngpeoplefacevariousuniquechallengesthatdonotaffectotheragegroupsinthesameway.Oftentheyhavealargeamountofstudentdebtandareoftenlookingtomoveoutofhomeforthefirsttime.Quiteoftenyoungpeopleareonalowine,theyareatthestartoftheircareerssotheirearningpowerisnotashighasolderagegroups.
Anditsnotjustspendinghabitsthathavechanged:
Ormesaysthatthecreditcrunchhasforcedhertoputotherkeylifedecisionsonholdaswell.Icantholddownarelationshiporlookafterachildwithnomoney,shesays.Theresnopointinbringingachildintotheworldifyouhaventgotthemoneytolookafterit.
Evenforthosewhohavemanagedtofindajob,recessionhasmadethingsmoretricky.Unlesssomethingchangesdramatically,Icantseemyselfdoingallthree,JoannaWilliams,whois25,saysofbuyingahouse,gettingmarriedandhavingababy.Iknowpeoplewhohavechosentohaveababyandnotgetmarriedbecauseitstooe_pensivetodoboth.
Shebelievesthatshewillneverbeabletogetafootonthepropertyladder:
IrememberwhenIwasleavingschoolIwastoldIwouldntownahousebecausetheyweretooe_pensive,andnowIthinkthatitwillneverhappenbecauseofmortgages.Ifyouwantahouseby30,itwouldbesomethingthatyouwouldhavetosacrificeeverythingelsefor.
Shebelievesthatthetraditionofparentshe
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