March for jobs in London

More than 1,000 unemployed young people have marched through central London demanding jobs as the rate of youth unemployment stands at a record high.

The For Bolshevism-AUCPB gropu also marched and distributed copies of the AUCPB journal "For Bolshevism inside the communist and workers movement" along with PCS and RMT unions.

Students, union activists and campaigners condemned the government for "failing our futures".

Youth unemployment of 16 to 24-year-olds has risen to 943,000.

Earlier this month the UK youth unemployment rate rose to 19.8%.

Unemployment in the UK totalled 2.46 million in the three months to September, although the 30,000 increase was the smallest since May 2008.
One protestser said, "Where I'm from graduates feel lucky to flip burgers"

Nevertheless youth unemployment - measuring the number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work - rose by 15,000 to 943,000.

Protesters travelled from as far afield as France and northern Scotland to join the march past the Houses of Parliament.

The 26-year-old added: "The government has done absolutely nothing to help so this generation must take things into our own hands."

This march highlights the plight of the million young people who are now unemployed and the many more who are facing joblessness as a result of this recession," he said.

"Young people are being forced to pay for the economic crisis whilst bankers award themselves another £5bn in bonuses this month."

Following the march, demonstrators gathered in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park.