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Can Andy Burnham fix Britain's unemployment crisis? | James Reed on LBC

James Reed, CEO of Reed Recruitment joins Tom Swarbrick following the release of the latest ONS figures on unemployment and job vacancies. They discuss whether the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, ca

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Cut income tax so people actually have an incentive to work and earn and progress! Stop punishing success in this country
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Mostly clap trap in here by Reed, with a few sensoble points thrown in.
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The usual fallout of left wing economic policy 👍
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Seems to me we really are seeing the results of 1980s Thatcherism with avengence. Too much run by private enterprise, so, profit over services, over jobs and over the people.
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Ffs everyone is asleep at the wheel, its AI and its gonna decimate jobs , this is drinks before the starter
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It's really not.
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@joseuk1199 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 10
Tax wealth not work. Make work pay again and watch the economy flourish.
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@joseuk1199 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 15
I'd love to start a business right now, but the idea that I would be taxed when I become a multi millionaire, naaa, ill just go on benefits instead...... said no one ever
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To fix the UK you need to begin by jailing farage and johnson et al, then go cap in hand begging the EU for a seamless reentry.
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The left media don't really know or understand what they belive in..
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@ubik372 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 1
UK is now a failed state.😥😮
Sad really...
Born British, proud American (Texan😎) by choice.
Land of the Free (+AC😀), Home of the Brave
MAGA/ICE😎
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Burnham launches a LEGAL CHALLENGE to STOP Migrant Crime Stats from being released to the public. What are they trying to hide?🤔
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Always about increasing tax, never about cutting or controlling spending, cutting the billions wasted.
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Tax the workers to pay for the shirkers is at the heart of Labour policy!
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The left media look totally lost
They've lost kier their hero and they have no idea what Andy stands
for..
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Gosh We taxed everyone £70bn in 2yrs and you sound Suprised at Employment Numbers
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This guy is full of rollocks. The main thing driving up unemployment is AI 😂.
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Did you know france and britain now have the Same monetary level of Debt...
£3T/€3.5T
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Prioritise youth employment over pensions.
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RetroRick 21 Jul 2026
Spot on, Cal. Back in my day, a job was a job and you could rely on it for life, unlike the uncertainty we see now.
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PixelPete 21 Jul 2026
Spot on, Cal. It feels like Burnham is starting the level on Hard Mode with no continues left.
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Cal from Daily Junction Host 21 Jul 2026
Tough watch, but those ONS figures are a real wake-up call for the country. Huge task ahead for Burnham if he's going to get the numbers moving in the right direction. Do we reckon his plan is actually doable, or is it too little too late? Who's your money on here?