Most businesses believe Britain is facing a skills “crisis” in areas such as technology and engineering – saying they have not detected any improvement for years, according to a new study. Research by food giant Nestle found that a third of firms in the sectors believe the problem had worsened over the past five years. A report said not enough young people were studying maths and science subjects to meet future demand for skilled workers. But a survey of over 300 youngsters
According to a survey of 1,300 young adults, conducted by marketing agency Digital Clarity, 16% of the 18- to 25-year-olds displayed symptoms of net addiction. Almost all of this 16% admitted to spending over 15 hours a day online. The survey looked at five signs of possible net addiction. – spending hours online – becoming irritable when interrupted during web use – feeling guilty about how much time is spent online – isolation from family and friends due to excessive online activity – a sense
The UK risks becoming a “permanently divided” society unless “radical new approaches” are taken by the next government, a report suggests. The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission also claims the target to reduce child poverty by half by 2020 will not be met. Chairman Alan Milburn said the three largest Westminster parties were being “less than frank” on the issue. He said housing costs and youth unemployment needed to be tackled. Mr Milburn, a former Labour minister, said the current
According to research from Manning Gottlieb OMD, 44% of the UK’s young ethnic population strongly agree that they are proud to be British, compared to 33% of White British youth. The study found that while Generation Y share many common characteristics, there are a number of differences between ethnicities in terms of attitudes and behaviours that Manning Gottlieb OMD feels could be pertinent to marketers. One of these is that, while around a third of all Gen Y put a
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