Chameleon Magazine

 Labour’s grand plan for young people? Force them into warehouse shifts under the glowing hum of strip lights — no choice, no dream, just stack boxes or lose your benefits. Meanwhile, the government still hasn’t untangled the migrant hotel fiasco, where millions are poured into three-meal-a-day “temporary stays” that somehow last for months. The contrast is brutal: our youth get punishment shifts, others get paid rooms and board.

🏭 Kids on the Conveyor Belt While Cash Flows to Hotels

It’s almost poetic — if your poetry is written in rage. Instead of meaningful apprenticeships, proper training, or investment in skills that might actually build the future economy, young people are being nudged into mind-numbing Asda warehouse gigs. “Work experience,” they’ll call it. “Cheap labour,” is more like it.

And the funding? Don’t expect it to go toward coding academies, engineering apprenticeships, or creative industries. That money’s already earmarked for endless hotel bills, endless catering contracts, and endless political excuses. The longer the migrant system stays jammed, the longer young people will be told to grab a hi-vis vest and a barcode scanner. Because apparently, Britain can’t afford both dignity for its youth and a functional immigration plan.

📺 Shrink-Wrapping Dreams While Watching the News

Imagine being 20, forced into warehouse work you didn’t choose, then coming home to watch the evening bulletin about hotel contracts costing millions a day. How many careers in nursing, tech, or green energy could that cash have built? Instead, it’s being swallowed by bureaucracy while the next generation learns to tape up cardboard boxes at record speed.

🔥 Challenges 🔥

Why are we happy to spend millions on hotel bills but pennies on our children’s futures?

Shouldn’t Labour be investing in proper training and high-skill careers, not dangling punishment jobs over young people’s heads?

And the biggest question: is this really “building back support,” or just building resentment?

👇 Drop your take below — is this the tough-love reality check Britain needs, or a generational stitch-up?

The boldest, sharpest comments will be featured in the next issue of the magazine. 📝🔥