Hiding in plain sight
Britain’s economic and jobs performance is better than much of the rest of Europe’s. But at the bottom of the heap too many lag far behind
NOT much happens in South Shields at nine o’clock on a weekday morning. The high street is mostly empty, with just a handful of commuters at the metro station. The exception is the job centre, bustling with men and women searching for work as forklift drivers, industrial painters and at call-centres. Many have been looking for months, if not years, for paid employment.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Hiding in plain sight”
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