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Very interesting, Rob and re. what Kim adds could be taken to show how one function of capitalist crises are to reconstitute the reserve army of labour (‘Education and the reconstitution of social class in England’ in special issue of Research in Post-Compulsory Education ed. R.Simmons and R.Thompson, Vol.18, Nos 1-2, March-June 2013, pp. 46-60. ISSN 1359-6748 - I don't have link unfortunately) Best to all, Patrick. In a message dated 16/10/2014 19:29:33 GMT Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: ...and, if folk are interested, here's a blog from me (encouraged by Kim Allen), that reflects back on my research about youth and 'the enterprise culture', self-employment, self-exploitation and so on, twenty-five years ago (!). Plus ca change... http://www.celebyouth.org/youth-and-the-enterprise-culture/ Rob Prof. Robert MacDonald BA DPhil FAcSS Professor of Sociology/ Deputy Director - Social Futures Institute School of Social Sciences and Law, Teesside University Middlesbrough UK TS1 3BA email. [log in to unmask] tel. 01642 342351 (direct) twitter. @RFMacDonald fax. 01642 342399 http://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/research/social_futures/staff_profile_details .cfm?staffprofileid=U0000948 ____________________________________ From: Youth Study Mailing List [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Kimberley Allen [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 16 October 2014 12:48 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: The Tory 'employment' spectrum Just to add, this article is interesting reading on employment figures, again highlighting how these 'drops' in unemployment mask the fact that more people are self- or under employed; and evidence that earnings are falling for those who are self-employed further than those of other workers. http://theconversation.com/a-look-behind-uks-impressive-unemployment-figures -shows-theyre-not-so-dazzling-33053 Dr. Kim Allen Research Fellow Education & Social Research Institute (ESRI) Manchester Metropolitan University Birley Building 53 Bonsall Street Manchester M15 6GXE-mail: [log in to unmask] Academia page: http://mmu.academia.edu/KimAllen Staff page: http://www.esri.mmu.ac.uk/resstaff/profile.php?sur name=Allen&name=Kim I am co-investigator for the ESRC research project 'Celebrity culture and young people’s classed and gendered aspirations’ http://www.celebyouth.org/ Availability to students: I am very happy to see students whenever I am available but please e-mail me in advance to make an appointment. I will try to get back to you within two working days. ____________________________________ From: Youth Study Mailing List [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Hollingworth, Sumi 2 [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 11:15 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: The Tory 'employment' spectrum Yes Patrick, though another thing ‘hiding’ the real issue is self-employment and ‘freelancing’ which appears to be on the increase but with very much plummeting returns…. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/03/self-employed-osborne-e ntrepreneurs 'The average income from self-employment has fallen by 22% since the financial crash of 2008. Last year’s figures showed that average earnings had dropped from £15,000 to just under £10,400.' From: Youth Study Mailing List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Patrick Ainley Sent: 15 October 2014 17:47 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: The Tory 'employment' spectrum I can't find a source for this (on twitter) and it's a bit misleading but it relates to the latest ONS figures of 6.8m part-timers (= 22% of all employed) out of 30.76m in work and another 22.2% not in the labour force. Certainly 'redefining employment' tho! Youth unemployment - covering 16-to-24-year-olds - fell by 88,000 over the quarter to 733,000, giving a jobless rate among the age group of 16% but almost certainly a higher p-t rate. (Average weekly wages = £452.) (Claimant count just under 1m.) Copyright in this email and in any attachments belongs to London South Bank University. This email, and its attachments if any, may be confidential or legally privileged and is intended to be seen only by the person to whom it is addressed. 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