Measures announced by the Chancellor on July 8th were touted to support young people through the economic repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic. It included a range of measures, but very few were aimed young people. The £2.1bn "kickstart scheme" which will provide 6 month work placements to those at risk of long-term unemployment was dwarfed by the £3.8bn stamp duty holiday for home buyers. This is not the way to support a generation that will likely bear the brunt of what may be the worst recession in a generation. Young people have a much less stable relationship with the economy and so are disproportionately affected by economic crises. Following the 2008 economic recession, youth unemployment peaked at over 22%, compared to 8% for the population as a whole. We need an ambitious government intervention to prevent it from being even worse with this crisis. A successful scheme would include measures to create entry-level jobs - not placements - for those coming out of education, support for renters who make up the majority of young people and programmes to support young carers, apprentices and others who have been ignored by previous announcements. We have the chance to prevent a lost generation if we act now with ambition. Invest in young people today!

DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE UNDERPAID AND THEY HAVE TO PAY TO DO THEIR JOBS.MY SON WORKS FOR NHS AND HAS TO PAY TO WORK

Scotland must own up to it's contribution to the slave trade. It also has a duty to ensure that the public are aware of it's part in the colonisation of countries around the world.

If we get our due pensions we can retire and release jobs for the younger generation.

There is more to the economy of the UK than food and drink. The 50% discount scheme will not stimulate enough of the economy to save thousands of small and medium businesses. Giving people money to spend on their High Streets in local businesses will give more hope to more businesses.

We need to encourage and support the demand for recycled materials, and thus reduce the use of virgin materials.

Most workers in the NHS are not paid enough to pay for parking.

This government has shamed our country , we should have no part in Genoside or making a profit from a state that has no respect for life, we should be protecting the people of Yemen not taking money from the Saudi who has no respect for human rights

NHS staff have worked tirelessly through this epidemic to treat Covid patients and to keep other NHS services going. Some charges are the cost of a monthly utility bill for a lot of staff who are on low to moderate incomes. It's unjust. Its especially needed as this government has indicated there will be no pay increase for the NHS. We need to value these staff or we will loose them. Its no good Ministers clapping for the NHS and then being hypercritcal in the next breath. Words are cheap.

It goes to show that institutional racism is alive and well, yes these people have unfortunately been involved in criminal actions but they have already served their prison terms for their crimes there is no real reason to send these people back to countries they have never been to and that they have no actual connection other than their family origins which they unfortunately lost as they were orphaned whilst in the UK, they should have had British citizenship on birth tbh or at least sorted out by care system

Because being disabled like myself I have experienced driving my chair down a pavement that was too high a dip. And I have seen other people who are disabled have problems with pavements. I want them more accessible.

Hi Folks, hope your safe and well. My daughter is a carer in an old folks home in Edinburgh. Prior to the pandemic she was classed a low paid low skilled worker now she finds she's a high skilled low paid worker. The care home manager is extremely competent in all staff have temperature checks on arrival, showers and regular testing at a covid station, there has been no cases of any staff or residents being infected. Now we are being told that testing employees is taxable because it's a PERK so you get taxed on every test that the employer pays for. The Health & Safety at Work Act states that all employers have a duty of care to all employees , this means in my eyes this is part of your working conditions and must be paid for by there employers or the government.