David Young, Baron Young of Graffham - 2010 Coalition Government

2010 Coalition Government

In June 2010, Young was appointed advisor to the Prime Minister by the coalition government to review health and safety laws:

"To investigate and report back to the Prime Minister on the rise of the compensation culture over the last decade coupled with the current low standing that health and safety legislation now enjoys and to suggest solutions. Following the agreement of the report, to work with appropriate departments across government to bring the proposals into effect." See report 'Common Sense Common Safety' below. In July, he moved from the Cabinet Office to Number 10.

In October, he was appointed Enterprise Advisor to the Prime Minister and asked to conduct a "brutal" review of the relationship of government to small firms.

In November 2010, David Young was obliged to apologise for having told the Daily Telegraph that, "For the vast majority of people in the country today, they have never had it so good ever since this recession - this so-called recession - started..." He later resigned. The government later abandoned the "we are all in this together" line.