Pithy summary of the problems faced by UK 16-30 year olds in an email sent round by the excellent Intergenerational Foundation:
Frustrated / voiceless / no future / sky-high rents / student debt / injustice / fear for future / unemployed / unpaid internships / living at home / climate change / no prospects / no jobs / jilted / sustainable pensions / tuition fee hike / disenfranchised / boomerang generation
They’re running a film competition, btw.
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