A large share of “extremists” on both sides of the Brexit debate would be happy to see the British economy suffer damage in order to have their way, according to new polling from YouGov. David Kingman looks at the questions this raises for intergenerational fairness
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“Generation Brexit” – a chance for Millennials to have their say on Brexit
The LSE’s “Generation Brexit” project is gathering young people’s attitudes towards Brexit, in order to ensure their proper representation in the process. David Kingman reports
BSA: UK has Europe’s largest generational divide over immigration
In the second of two blogs about intergenerational stories arising from newly-released British Social Attitudes Survey data, David Kingman explores attitudes towards immigration
General Election 2017: waking up to the youth vote
The Labour Party saw it, and the Conservatives missed it: one thing in the recent election that really made its mark was the youth vote. Liz Emerson, co-founder of IF, explores the early signs of a significant shift
How much did younger voters affect the general election?
In the first of two blogs looking at young people and the 2017 general election, David Kingman assesses the impact that younger voters may have had on its outcome
Could returning ex-pat pensioners break the NHS?
David Kingman looks at the findings of a new report on the possible implications of Brexit for the NHS
Younger voters politically energised by Brexit, but generational divide deepens
In advance of the general election on 8 June, James Sloam (Reader in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London) assesses the appetite for politics and voting among the younger members of the electorate – and unearths some surprises
How the Brexit bill negotiations are likely to disadvantage the young
Angus Hanton, co-founder of IF, explains why the figure of 100 billion euros has been bandied about, and why Britain’s liabilities are typical of the casual commitments that politicians make, without considering the consequences for younger generations