For years, politicians have been able to ignore young voters with few electoral consequences. IF Senior Researcher, Toby Whelton, asks whether that is about to change.
Toby Whelton
Senior Researcher
The reintroduction of maintenance grants is a farce
The government has announced that maintenance grants will be introduced for university starters from the 2028–29 academic year. IF Senior Researcher, Toby Whelton, examines whether these grants will be enough to fix the broken system of student support.
The National Youth Strategy is not enough
Toby Whelton, IF Senior Researcher, examines the newly announced National Youth Strategy and analyses the good, the bad, and the ugly.
The tuition fee rise will cost university starters an additional £15 billion
The government have announced that tuition fees will rise with inflation each year from 2025/26. IF Researcher, Toby Whelton, explains what this will mean for incoming university students.
Intergenerational fairness and the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
IF researcher, Toby Whelton, explores what the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill could mean for intergenerational fairness.
Is Britain “beyond repair”? IF researcher, Toby Whelton, questions whether this is truly the case for young people.
Broken Britain? Across the media and politics, there appears to be an on-going narrative that something is fundamentally wrong in Britain. Endless coverage of a “malaise” – whether economic, cultural or political – points to a period of national decline in our living standards, international standing or the public finances.
Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote
The Labour government was elected on a promise of economic growth but already this vision is faltering. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, argues that a low-growth economy is the inevitable result of a gerontocratic society.
Mental Health Awareness Week – What community do young people have?
The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is “community”. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, examines what “community” means for young people in the wake of decades of intergenerationally unfair policy decisions.
The Chancellor’s welfare cuts are intergenerationally unfair
The welfare cuts announced in last week’s Spring Statement will disproportionately impact young people. IF Researcher, Toby Whelton, explains.
Don’t blame young people: What troubling social attitudes amongst the young actually tell us
Recent reports have deemed young people to be a generation of country-hating democracy-sceptics. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, argues that given how the nation has treated young people over the past decade or so, who can blame them?