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Government policy on economy is hurting but not working says GMB as unemployment rises to 2.57 million

12 October 2011

The Tories and Lib Dem's big gamble that private sector growth would create enough jobs to compensate for their cuts in public sector jobs has not come off as the rise to 2.57m without jobs shows.

GMB commented on the unemployment figures published today.

Paul Kenny GMB General Secretary said “ The Tories and Lib Dem's big gamble that private sector growth would create enough jobs to compensate for their cuts in public sector jobs has not come off as the rise to 2.57m without jobs shows.

In the middle of the worst international recession for 80 years the Government itself is creating unemployment with 250,000 public sector posts already gone and still more to come. These posts could have been available to the 2.57 million workers now facing the despair of mass unemployment.

Government policy is hurting but it's not working.

We know that the Tories are the uncaring party of mass unemployment butMarie Antoinette impression from the Lib Dems has got to stop. An emergency budget for investment in jobs is overdue.

The priority is for investment to create jobs and boost confidence rather than cuts in the tax rate for the super-rich.

Investment in housing, school repair, energy and transport are all badly needed and will create jobs and growth in all sectors of the economy.

The squandering of human talent through unemployment is a crime that will haunt future generations”



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