All articles written by Lord Shipley on PoliticsHome.com

26 Nov 2021 Education

Government must match rhetoric on skills with action to tackle persistent youth unemployment

Youth unemployment has been a persistent and longstanding problem in the UK. The most recent figures suggest nearly half a million young people are looking for work, with the overall 16-24 rate standing at nearly 12 per cent.

04 Jun 2019 Economy

There is a vital need to build more homes for social rent

The Conservative Government may have supported the Liberal Democrat commitment to build 300 thousand new homes a year, but unless they also support our demand for an ambitious delivery of social housing, they will fail to reach that figure, says Lord Shipley.

20 Dec 2018 Communities

'Warm words and little action' - Government’s 'covert attempt' to row back from building the 300,000 homes a year this country needs

We have built around two million too few homes across the country resulting in high prices, high rents, many fewer social homes and serious difficulties for younger people wanting to buy their own home, says Lord Shipley.

12 Jan 2016

Give young people a say in their communities and their future

On the day the Cities & Local Government Devolution Bill returns to the Lords, Liberal Democrat peer Lord Shipley calls on the Government to think again on giving 16 and 17 year olds a say in local elections.