Free Thinking: Will Trump’s Gen Z baby bonuses boost birth rates? Video Alys Denby and best-selling author of Inheritocracy Eliza Filby discuss the prospects for young people growing up in an uncertain economy as Donald Trump marks 100 days in office.
Don’t ask if Gary Stevenson’s story is true, ask why it’s popular Opinion Gary Stevenson is young, angry and everywhere – but the veracity of his anti-capitalist rhetoric is less important than why it’s finding such an eager audience, says Eliza Filby You may have seen his turn on Question Time, or his two-and-a-half-hour appearance on The Diary of a CEO – watched by over 3m people. Perhaps [...]
Are Gen Z too woke to work? Opinion Companies are as much to blame as employees for creating a culture that prioritises vapid mental health initiatives above interventions that can make a real difference, says Theresa Bischof Statistically speaking, having a job is better for your mental health than not having a job. Great news for bosses – in theory. In reality, inactivity [...]
Could a chatbot groom your child? November 26, 2024 Generation Alpha are already growing up in a very different digital landscape to their predecessors and their lives will be fundamentally shaped by AI, says Eliza Filby In all the surveys, books and discussions about modern parenting, there’s one thing on which we are all in agreement. Parenting today is harder than it was for [...]
Why millennial women are efficient – but not very productive – mothers October 31, 2024 Millennial women have reached child-bearing age in a corporate culture that encourages them to have fewer babies, closer together and later in life, says Eliza Filby Few may have seen the link between yesterday’s budget and the latest fertility rates from the ONS which showed they have dropped to their lowest mark since records began. [...]
I had a £7,000 health M.O.T. But should millennials and Gen Z bother? April 27, 2024 Is it worth young people having healthcare M.O.T.s if they can afford them? Adam Bloodworth tried one out