At the forthcoming local elections, young voters should press their candidates about housing, travel costs and local services, says Angus Hanton, Co-founder of IF. They could also point out that wily students have twice the voting power
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Did social care cost the Tories any votes at the 2017 general election?
David Kingman argues that the government can afford to be bold when it comes to its adult social care proposals
When is a Youthquake not a “Youthquake”?
David Kingman looks at the role that age played in shaping the outcome of the 2017 general election
Youth Quake report launch: real change is constrained by party politics
We recently launched a report on young people and the 2017 General Election, and representatives from the major parties attended our panel event at the Houses of Parliament. Beth Jenkinson, IF researcher, describes the resulting discussion and explores its implications for intergenerational fairness
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
The Conservatives backtrack on intergenerational fairness – but did it really cost them votes?
In light of the Queen’s Speech and the Conservative-DUP deal, David Kingman asks whether the intergenerational policies in the Conservative Party election manifesto actually cost them votes
YouGov: age “the new dividing line” in British politics
David Kingman reports on the most detailed analysis yet of how Britain voted at the 2017 general election
What could the general election vote mean for intergenerational fairness?
In the second of a pair of post-election blogs, David Kingman ponders what this outcome could mean for the future of intergenerational fairness
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
Election issue: would a higher minimum wage help young people?
David Kingman explores what the proposals to increase Britain’s minimum wage could mean for younger workers