Vicky Allan raises important points about the appropriateness of psychological intervention in assisting the unemployed to find work (Can positive thinking really land you a job?, Essay of the week, July 1).
There is always the danger that such approaches lead to a culture of victim-blaming. Indeed, the article underestimates the gap between the number of unemployed seeking work and the number of vacancies in the economy – likely to be around 10 for every vacancy.
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