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Recently I was trying to think of a word to sum up the way things are in the world at the moment.
After coming up with a list of half a dozen alternatives I settled for ‘unsettled’.
There seems to be a list of issues from North Korean missile tests to Yellowstone National Park volcanoes , which are, in a word, unsettling.
For example, whatever political colour you are you’re not likely to describe the result of the recent election as settling. The conservatives won an election but lost a majority. Labour celebrated like they had won after losing an election and the Leader of the Liberal Democrats resigned to spend more time with his faith.
Recent terror attacks have, sadly, have had the effect that those who perpetrated them would have desired – we’re unsettled.
Brexit looms. A recent poll showed that if the referendum were held again the result would be ‘Remain’ this time – so that’s not settled yet.
Twitter King, Donald Trump is the President of Unsettled States of America… and all this at a time when many young people are leaving school or college and looking for the next step in their future.
At Springboard we know how unsettling this time is and we can smooth the transition, making it a little more settled for young people and their families. We can help them gain the skills and confidence needed for work and life… We can’t do anything about Trump though!
David Barker MBE MBA
Chief Executive
Springboard
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