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Schools are ‘pipeline’ to joblessness for many people, says ex-Labour adviser

Influential former Labour adviser Peter Hyman has launched a report branding the UK's education system a 'pipeline to worklessness' for young people not in education, employment, or training (NEETs), urging the government to ban social media for under-16s and enact radical education reform to address the crisis impacting nearly one million youth. Former Blair-era cabinet minister Alan Milburn warned the current NEET crisis is more entrenched than the damage to young people during the 2008 financial crisis, citing interconnected labor market, health, and systemic failures.