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With young people finding it harder to find jobs, a recent report suggest that more than 1.2 million young people will be out of work in the next five years if action is not taken soon. In this video, we’re taking a look at this crisis, how we got here, and how it’s affecting the economy.

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BBC News One in Six Young People Will Not Be in Work or Training in Five Years
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FT Five University Leavers on What it Really Takes to Land a Graduate Job
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The Guardian Number of Young People out of Work or Training Could Hit 1.25 Million
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0:00 – Introduction
1:22 – How Bad is the Crisis?
5:33 – Cost of the Crisis
7:21 – Too Long

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In this video, we thought we’d try our best to figure out why support for Scottish independence is quietly but steadily ticking up; and whether this could actually lead to the break up of the UK.

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0:00 Why is Support for Scottish Independence Rising?
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As the Tories were voted out of office nearly two years ago, there was a sense of optimism of change that Labour could delivery. But, with yet another scandal on Starmer’s doorstep, we’re taking a look at whether Britain has become ungovernable and if so, why.

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Sam Freedman Why Do Prime Ministers Keep Failing
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Simon Nixon Very British Problems, Ungovernable Britain
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YouGov Cost of Living Polling
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00:00 – Introduction
02:20 – Structural Factors
05:19 – Bad PMs
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With a by-election set to be held in a Manchester constituency, the path towards Andy Burnham being able to challenge Keir Starmer has opened up and it’s now looking more likely that he becomes the next Prime Minister. So is this now inevitable?

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The last few days have been particularly turbulent for Keir Starmer, with a significant number of his own MPs calling for him to resign after the parties election results last week. However, Starmer still seems to be holding on. So what happens now?

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