David Kingman reports on the most detailed analysis yet of how Britain voted at the 2017 general election
Tag: voting
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
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
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
The party manifestos: an intergenerational audit
With election day looming, Angus Hanton, co-founder of IF, assesses the Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem party manifestos to check their intergenerational credentials
Intergenerational fairness: the key to the 2017 election?
David Kingman looks at what the UK’s major political parties have had to say about intergenerational fairness in their manifestos With barely two full weeks of campaigning still to unfold before Britain goes to the polls for the snap general election on 8 June, the major parties have now all launched their hastily-written manifestos. What… Read more »
How could the student vote affect the general election?
Ahead of the UK’s snap general election on 8 June, David Kingman looks at whether students could have a decisive impact on particular seats