Class of 2020 needs every help to survive deepest recession in history

The government must rise to the challenge thrown up by the pandemic to support young adults and school-leavers

Recessions are never normally a good time for leaving education and entering the jobs market for the first time. Unsurprisingly, it's harder to find a job with a shorter CV while businesses are barely hiring. With the coronavirus pandemic causing the deepest recession in living memory, that task has become nigh on Herculean, writes Richard Partington.

Enter the government to make matters worse. After the downgrading of A-level grades in England this year, the hard times for school leavers are multiplied even further.