Jobs plan must be realistic to succeed

The government is promising it will produce a jobs strategy to boost employment. In the past, such grand plans have, all too often, been a mix of unspecified targets - a collection of a lot of things

The government is promising it will produce a jobs strategy to boost employment.

In the past, such grand plans have, all too often, been a mix of unspecified targets - a collection of a lot of things that were already under way and a few new ideas thrown in, not all of which ever see the light of day. It is important that the plan now produced is realistic and concrete, and does ...