Today the news is full of reports that the Prince’s Trust has done research that shows Young People are depressed and contemplate suicide. I have predicted this inevitable situation for years. When I was eighteen I had just a few months unemployment and I felt like I was going mad. If young people were part of an Agency they would be work-shaddowing and helping other people even when there is no fee-earning work for them to do. Instead they are bullied into unpaid internships where they are exploited with little consideration of their unique qualities and what they have to offer.

At lease we would make it a legal right or requirement for people to take their under employed children to work with them. Sitting at the side of a parent doing work is great way to learn about life. For those without an employed parent or surrogate we will unfortunately have to await the Agency model. The latter would give all young people the added advantage of gaining exposure in a field of interest to them.