
‘Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The Latest
From Today in Focus
Published 5/28/2026
A landmark report has warned that the UK risks a ‘lost generation’ of young people, as new figures show that more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training. The former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn said youth disengagement was a mounting…






