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8 May 2018updated 24 Jun 2021 12:22pm

Why it makes sense to give millennials £10,000

We need to lift the burden of risk that we are loading onto young people.

By Laura Gardiner

Every politician should ask what it feels like to grow up in Britain today. The mood and outlook of young adults is a bellwether for the new frontiers of culture, the growth prospects of the economy and the tenor of politics.

So, what is the mood among young adults in Britain? There’s lots to be enthusiastic about. Technology brings new opportunities and, although there is still more to do, minority groups have rights and freedoms enshrined in law that were previously neglected.

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