Jobless Britain? Fighting the return of mass unemployment

<p>Job losses are surging, but the next wave of <strong>mass unemployment</strong> won’t be like the ones in the 80s, the 90s or the financial crisis of 2008. The Institute for Government’s <strong>GILES WILKES</strong> – economist and past special advisor to Vince Cable and Theresa May –&nbsp;tells <strong>Andrew Harrison</strong> why the old remedies for joblessness won’t work, how COVID has robbed the Government of room to manoeuvre, and what sort of industries might emerge from this once-in-a-century crisis.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>