Gordon Brown revealed in a speech at the Government Leaders' Forum yesterday (31 January) that "one of the priorities of his premiership would be legislation to compel all youngsters to remain in full-time education (The Times)."
This is one of the first clear indications what Brown would be like in No10 and it does not make one leap with joy. More and more rules and regulations will pour out of his office and all just to ensure that his abiding citizens will get the same "opportunities he had."
But not all of us want the same opportunities and experiences the Chancellor values. For example, some people might be better off by leaving the school earlier and not just "hanging around" to fulfill Gordon's dreams.
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Unemployment
But how else is Gordon to keep the unemployment figures down? Between an economy strangled by red-tape, taxes and micro-management, and an open-gate policy on immigration, the only way to maintain the illusion that we have high employment will be to be ever-more creative in finding ways to categorise those who are not in employment as unavailable for employment. Already, less than half the population is in employment. Soon it will be less than half the working-age population, unless we redefine "working age". The master of statistics-fiddling draws back his bow for his latest masterpiece....