Britain’s young people are playing a rigged game in modern society. Apart from those with access to the exclusive bank of Mum and Dad, school leavers and graduates alike face a grim world of expensive housing, insecure employment and low pay. And, as if this weren’t enough, the spectral Brexit demon continues to loom large on the nation, threatening to wreak further havoc on young people’s lives.
Unfortunately, Labour ‘s policy promises of reinvestment while undoubtedly help ing millions of young people in the UK , merely plaster over the cracks. They won’t solve the structural problems that make life for Britain’s young so difficult. Building more affordable homes is needed to liberate Generation Rent, but so is lowering demand for homes. Increasing worker’s pay will improve the lives of many, but it will not solve the cost of living crisis in and of itself. This is to say nothing of Brexit, either, and Labour’s lack of clarity on what it wants from Brexit (and whether it wants it at all) is cause for concern.
Simply put, the problems that Britain’s young people have to deal with are too complex to solve by simply tinkering with the current system. A new, revolutionary framework is needed : we should look to ‘ Blue Labour ‘ for the answer. Yes, ‘ Blue Labour ‘ . The small, much-maligned political tendency that almost nobody has heard of. Formed in the aftermath of Britain’s financial crash, ‘ Blue Labour ‘ believes in the value of work, the importance of the family and the need to maintain our communities. ‘ Blue Labour ‘ wants a radical rethink of British society, from which Britain’s young can only benefit.
Momentum is handing Labour a poisoned chalice. They may be able to marshal thousands of young people with their beliefs and their activism, but they also arouse the suspicion of Middle England, a constituency that Labour cannot afford to alienate. ‘ Blue Labour ‘ , on the other hand, offers an opportunity to bridge this gap. On housing, ‘ Blue Labour ‘ recognises that building more affordable homes is only part of the solution. Community-owned housing and controls on immigration will reduce demand on our already limited housing stock. ‘ Blue Labour ‘ has also already decided to devote itself to the opportunities Brexit affords, minimising any damage it may cause. That aim is more comforting than Labour’s current ambiguity, and more in tune with what most of the electorate want.
Little-known and small it may be, it is ‘ Blue Labour ‘ that can best solve problems facing the young.
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