This cartoon by Mac from The Daily Mail relates to the news that youth unemployment in the UK has risen again, with a 22,000 increase to 1.04 million recorded in the final three months of 2011, including 307,000 in full-time education who were looking for work. Read more >>
A young man has just come out of a company building, where he has been enquiring about job vacancies. He tells his father, who is waiting for him outside with the car, "Maybe I should become a comedian, Dad. Everyone laughs when I ask about a job."
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