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So right in time to announce new help for long-term unemployed - evidence from @DWP that the Work Programme had pretty big positive impacts. H/T @AdamCoutts. Quick thread.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-work-programme-impact-

Great to see detailed examples now on Kickstart webpage for how govt will assess whether jobs are additional, and the employability support for young ppl. Both are key.Missing piece tho

Great to see #kickstart launched today. Credit to govt for taking on board feedback on its design, with clear space for private sector, local govt, public bodies, charities to create

Lots of coverage yday of the Oxford/Cambridge/Zurich paper, finding that two thirds of those furloughed on CJRS may have worked, with rules "routinely ignored". It's worth a read: https://drive.google.com/file/d/173cuSrweSe9kl

Here's a short thread on our Getting Back to Work report. It's clear that this recession will lead to a rise in unemployment steeper than any in living memory with

As someone who worked a four day week for most of the last six years, I think there's a lot to like about Labour's 32 hour week proposal. But there's