politics
Gen Z and millennials have it far worse than my generation. Here's why
'I know my age group has called the young lazy, entitled snowflakes,' says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee, who has been writing for the Guardian for nearly 50 years. 'But I know whose side I’m on and it’s not my own generation’s.'
TL;DR
- Polly Toynbee, a Guardian columnist for nearly 50 years, sides with younger generations over her own.
- She argues the social contract between generations has been broken.
- Gen Z and millennials face worse conditions: soaring unemployment, stagnating wages, and ballooning house prices.
- New BBC research shows people in their 20s have a harder start to adulthood than any generation in almost 50 years.
- Over 40% of 25-year-olds are living with their parents.
- Toynbee calls for her generation to apologize and right these wrongs.