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Labour to put faith in 'job guarantee'

28 May 2009

Labour is considering putting a "job guarantee" for anyone unemployed for 18 months at the heart of its election manifesto, as ministers seek ways to offer hope to victims of the recession. The idea for the policy came in a Budget submission to ministers by Paul Gregg, of the Centre for Economic Performance and Bristol University, and Lord Layard, of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics.

This article appeared in the Financial Times on May 28, 2009
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Paul Gregg webpage
Richard Layard webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage

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