Generational inequality
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Tories accused of deserting those without financial support as proportion relying on help with deposits rises from 27% to 37% in a year
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Generational transfer of wealth largely built up in property will amount to $90tn in US alone, report says
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Calls for a ‘citizen army’ to be trained in case of war wrongly focus on accusing generation Z of being unpatriotic and unmotivated
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Rising debt repayments alongside elevated savings rates are moving money from young to old, experts say, leaving younger people under growing strain
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The postwar generation has benefited from good pensions and now interest rate rises, but while its spending has boosted the economy, it has many downsides – not least prices
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A lost generation are stuck living with their parents – and Tory talk of housebuilding won’t help them
John HarrisYoung adults stranded in the family home have been abandoned by politicians who view them as an afterthought, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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It’s time for baby boomers to share their spoils with the young, or else trouble lies ahead
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Letters: Responses to Polly Toynbee’s piece on intergenerational inequality from Nick Moss, Marilyn Sandy, Peter Riddle and Tom Cannon
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Letters: Readers on the tendency of people to grow more rightwing as they age
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This generation is diverse, highly educated and likely to make up a bigger share of the voting population than boomers, says Gaby Hinsliff
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Cost of living crisis affecting different generations in very different ways, says Resolution Foundation
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What happened to us, the children of the 1960s? We have it all: we need to give some back
Polly ToynbeeUK politics is in thrall to my postwar cohort. That’s to the country’s detriment, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Millennials will be the richest generation ever, but who gets that wealth is down to luck