UCU: We risk consigning an entire generation to a life with no prospects

UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, responds to the soaring levels of youth unemployment:

"We hit record youth unemployment levels at the same time that financial support for college students has been removed, the cost of a university degree has trebled and the Future Jobs Fund has been axed.

"The government needs to urgently rethink these policies and provide the support young people need to get into education, training and jobs. Otherwise we risk consigning an entire generation to a life with no jobs, no education and no prospects."