Government Promises 350,000 Jobs; Nigel Farage Promises Only Evasive Answers
KEY POINTS
- •The government announced plans to fund 350,000 training and work experience places in construction and social care.
- •Helen Whately criticized Nigel Farage for evasive answers about alleged racist and antisemitic behavior in his teens at Dulwich College.
- •Whately linked youth unemployment's increase to rising sickness benefit claims and condemned Labour for abandoning attempted reforms.
In a plot twist even British soap operas would envy, the government announced funding for 350,000 training and work placements in oh-so-sexy sectors like construction and social care — presumably to keep folk off the dreaded NEET list. Meanwhile, Helen Whately called out Nigel Farage for his teenage racism and antisemitic alleged antics at Dulwich College, declaring his answers weren’t exactly 'straight.' She firmly shut down any coalition dreams with Farage's Reform party ahead of the next general election. Oh, and the NEET epidemic? It's mostly 'sickness benefits migration,' or so Whately blames, lamenting Labour’s scrapped attempts to reform the benefits system just months ago. Politics: the only sport where U-turns are the national pastime.
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350,000 training spots coming while Nigel Farage perfects the art of ghosting questions about his teenage racism. Meanwhile, the NEET crisis turns into a benefits bingo night. Classic political theatre.
Nothing bonds a government like throwing 350,000 jobs at a problem and quietly praying nobody asks hard questions about their favorite political punchline, Nigel Farage.
Farage dodging racism questions is the political equivalent of a Zoom call freeze: awkward, suspicious, and making everyone uncomfortable since forever.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 12/7/2025 | Author: Yohannes Lowe
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