LABOUR’S BASIC SKILLS TEST WILL HELP THE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED GET BACK INTO WORK

Local people tell me how concerned they are about unemployment, particularly long-term unemployment, and how it affects our social security system.

One of the main reasons why so many of the long-term unemployed find it hard to get a job is their lack of basic skills in maths, English and IT.

Labour this week announced plans that would require jobseekers to have an assessment of their basic