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| Clegg voices school leaver fears | Clegg voices school leaver fears |
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| School and college leavers aged 16-24 will "bear the brunt" of Gordon Brown's "economic mismanagement", Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said. | School and college leavers aged 16-24 will "bear the brunt" of Gordon Brown's "economic mismanagement", Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said. |
| He accused the prime minister of "pointless initiatives" and warned against a "poisonous legacy" of unemployment for the next generation. | He accused the prime minister of "pointless initiatives" and warned against a "poisonous legacy" of unemployment for the next generation. |
| At a one-day conference in London he also outlined plans for better college funding and tackling student debt. | |
| Last week Mr Brown announced a scheme to create 35,000 more apprenticeships. | Last week Mr Brown announced a scheme to create 35,000 more apprenticeships. |
| But the prime minister's efforts will not create a single new permanent job, Mr Clegg added. | But the prime minister's efforts will not create a single new permanent job, Mr Clegg added. |
| Today's school leavers could be the first generation in living memory "to end up worse off than their parents", he claimed. | Today's school leavers could be the first generation in living memory "to end up worse off than their parents", he claimed. |
| 'On the scrapheap' | 'On the scrapheap' |
| According to the Lib Dem leader, two million young people who grew up under a Labour government live in poverty and are now being "hit hard by the recession". | According to the Lib Dem leader, two million young people who grew up under a Labour government live in poverty and are now being "hit hard by the recession". |
| He added: "After having already suffered under Gordon Brown's failure to sort out our education system, this generation now bears the heaviest brunt of his economic mismanagement. | He added: "After having already suffered under Gordon Brown's failure to sort out our education system, this generation now bears the heaviest brunt of his economic mismanagement. |
| "We have to make sure this recession does not leave a poisonous legacy for teenagers and young adults. We must not allow a whole generation to end up on the scrapheap of long-term unemployment." | "We have to make sure this recession does not leave a poisonous legacy for teenagers and young adults. We must not allow a whole generation to end up on the scrapheap of long-term unemployment." |
| We cannot always prevent people losing their jobs but we can help people finding their next jobs Gordon Brown | We cannot always prevent people losing their jobs but we can help people finding their next jobs Gordon Brown |
| He also questioned the effectiveness of Mr Brown's efforts to boost the economy - including a £140m government scheme to boost apprenticeships - claiming it would not lead to a single new permanent job. | He also questioned the effectiveness of Mr Brown's efforts to boost the economy - including a £140m government scheme to boost apprenticeships - claiming it would not lead to a single new permanent job. |
| Promising internships to graduates does nothing to address the fear of permanent unemployment, he said. | Promising internships to graduates does nothing to address the fear of permanent unemployment, he said. |
| He also claimed the government is creating new apprenticeships when "thousands of existing apprentices are being thrown off their courses". | He also claimed the government is creating new apprenticeships when "thousands of existing apprentices are being thrown off their courses". |
| In a reference to Mr Brown's plan to help 500,000 people into work or training, announced at a "jobs summit" on Monday, he added: "He tries to bribe businesses struggling to keep their heads above water with £2,500 to take on the long-term unemployed - that won't create a single job." | In a reference to Mr Brown's plan to help 500,000 people into work or training, announced at a "jobs summit" on Monday, he added: "He tries to bribe businesses struggling to keep their heads above water with £2,500 to take on the long-term unemployed - that won't create a single job." |
| The Lib Dems say they would scrap that plan and put all additional funding into new apprenticeships. | The Lib Dems say they would scrap that plan and put all additional funding into new apprenticeships. |
| Mr Clegg told the BBC he wants to transform the entire education system, starting with the very young and improved childcare and smaller infant class sizes. | Mr Clegg told the BBC he wants to transform the entire education system, starting with the very young and improved childcare and smaller infant class sizes. |
| He also said the Lib Dems would provide better college funding to give students the same support as in universities and would tackle "crippling" student debt. | He also said the Lib Dems would provide better college funding to give students the same support as in universities and would tackle "crippling" student debt. |