Generation Not Yet
A quietly incendiary new book reveals why millennials, paralysed by doubt, are struggling to make the leap into parenthood.
ByMillennials
The death of the grown-up
“Kidulting” is the desire for familiarity and nostalgia, dressed up as a social response to hardship.
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What Gen X feminism forgets
A recent batch of books explores the anger of mid-life feminists towards their millennial and Gen Z counterparts. But are…
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Can Bim Afolami solve the Tories’ millennial problem?
The Conservative MP on why his party hasn’t “got the deal right for younger people”.
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Millennials are breaking the oldest rule in the political book
They’re not turning Tory.
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The rise of Mavis man and woman
Meet “Mavis”: the Middle-Aged, Volatile, Insurgent voters reshaping Britain’s politics. Who are they and what do they want for themselves…
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Why is anyone surprised that millennials aren’t turning Tory?
From housing to childcare, 13 years of disregard for a generation won’t be easy to reverse.
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Could millennials become Conservative voters after all?
New research suggests they don’t like the party but that their values aren’t so dissimilar.
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The inheritance gap isn’t a secret – we all know millennial homeowners had help
Everyone under 40 can see their friends on the property ladder had financial support from rich relatives. Why pretend otherwise?
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The Tories’ unpopularity among the young isn’t a woke conspiracy
It isn’t schools and universities that are pushing young people leftwards – it’s the housing crisis and student debt.
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The Spiceworld generation
Twenty-five years ago, the Spice Girls told Gen X to “move over” – and whispered feminist slogans to nascent millennials.
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We’re told not to have too many friends – but for me, there’s no such thing
I resent the suggestion that a wide friendship circle makes you somehow cheap or insincere.
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Why Everything I Know About Love leaves men baffled
The BBC TV drama based on Dolly Alderton’s memoir captures a female millennial reality that certain men struggle to understand.
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Why life as a millennial is so dull
From beige clothes to dating based on identifying red flags, being a young person is no fun.
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Should we stop talking about “generations”?
The problem isn’t giving birth cohorts colloquially recognisable labels – it’s misusing them.
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Young people know more about “real problems” than boomers like Jane Moore ever will
Apparently we should stop complaining about inequality because there might be war in Ukraine.
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“I can save, travel, go on trips with friends”: Inside the new affordable rental homes for young people
A 33-home project is fighting housing inequality as tenants question Kirstie Allsopp’s “boomer mathematics”.
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Boomer mathematics: why older generations insist that millennials are financially inept
Why can't older generations understand the millennial struggle to buy a house? They inflate the cost of young people having…
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Have we reached peak emo nostalgia?
The announcement of a festival of early 2000s bands shows millennial emos have reached the age when their adolescence is…
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Are money management sources actually helping millennials?
From money diaries to social media tips, finance content aimed at millennials is booming. But what’s the use of a money…
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