So what might be the fundamental consequences of 10 million young people being neither in school nor at work? There’s a very good example to answer this question: Turkey. According to recent research in this country, it has been determined that 10 million young people are neither in school nor working. The economic hardship in Türkiye is incomparably more severe than in the UK, and young people are paying the price for its heavy consequences.
An economic crisis in a country brings with it a corresponding level of moral erosion. All positions are filled only by relatives, and people resort to seeking help from the ruling party or any party in power in the municipalities in order to find a job. Economic hardship leads to people becoming enslaved to the powerful and prioritizing their own interests. As economic hardship intensifies, favoritism and the failure to give jobs to the unqualified become a kind of state tradition. In this country, those who rank highest in entrance exams cannot get jobs, while all the relatives of party leaders or party members are given first-degree jobs.
Turkey has over 200 universities, and it’s stated that the quality of education there is lower than that of high schools. Vocational schools have been eliminated, and young people are graduating from university but can’t find jobs. Their only option is the streets. They either start selling drugs or join gangs. Today, Turkey is one of the leading countries in Europe in terms of drug consumption.
These students, who are often connected to political parties, then become a problem for the country, filling prisons. Murder and assault become commonplace.
If the situation of the 1 million unemployed and uneducated young people in the UK isn’t improved, the situation will be exactly like Turkey’s. The streets will be overrun with armed youths and drug dealers on every corner.
Consider this a warning…
Reggie Regg