source to be organisation • let alone the accept that citizens must abandon Those who de, sources, the real as always, is more 2 than of the suppression of dermocracy. (YTS) is running out of steam. power Services Commission, month old scheme, 375,000 of the 460,000 places available. In fact only about 300,000 have been unlikely to pass 350,000. Places have proved hardest to fill in London and other large cities.' January noted the crisis which is developing inside the Thatcher governments YTS scheme.
The results of the boycott the cheap YTS scheme by large numbers of young people are now beginning to work inrough to tre. parts tion systemin® and education systclil Economist noted, 'Many colleges and private training agencies that geared up for greater (YTS) demand face deep financial Louble, since MSC (Manpower _ Commis sion) grants are paid only for filled places although the By now the Manwhich runs the four expected to have filled about filled, and the total is That was how the Economist magazine on 7 MSC i likely to underspend billion budget for the scheme by much as million there is no chance of any of the saving being used to It nece college agencies out. The cash wil kept by a grateful Treasury.' The fact that the Treasury would welcome a 'saving' of f200 million a year on youth education training shows the reality of the YTS only too clearly. Instead of the government, real training and education for young merely interested in reduc ing their wages to the £25 a week YTS rate The goals of govern ment strategy on wages WelC made clearer in a Department of The Relative Pay and Employ of Young People published just before Christmas. This report altempted to give a 'scientific basis for the government's culling youth wages.
The Relative Pay and Employment of Young People claimed that a 10 cent reduction in the average wage young men would produce a cent increase noos for them. A 10 per cent cut would produce a 15-20 per cent increase in jobs. message was 'wage cutting is good for young people for the report however •in addition to the question of wage cutting itself - its conclusions were tradicted by the figures it contained These showed 12=age or young peoscore the na5 2 TE a JE YTS scheme was also spelt out dramatically leaflet produced for employers by the National unsulule ol Hardware one of the YTS managing agents. This argued fo members to use the YTS because it gave employers extra workforcebut equivalent of a year at no exira cost • long interview ... (with) no long term committment.
• the venture will be a big boost to the small independent business providing welcome help without having to pay salary Insurance Contributions.
it at anv stage dur ing twelve month arsuitable, you are able to culillall simply by contacting the National Institute of 43-14255 won't have penny to
Socialist Action 13 January 1984