How the UK is Rigged Against Young People

Order a copy of our magazine Too Long: https://toolong.news/collections/tl006 Cast your vote for the World’s Most Influential Person: https://forms.gle/v5TF2UW8zXkCHqwJ7 In this video, we thought we’d take a deeper look at the problems facing young people, and explain exactly why younger generations are losing out in modern-day Britain. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! SOURCES BBC News University Tuition Rises https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkzj87n8rdo ONS Housing Affordability https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/bulletins/housingaffordabilityinenglandandwales/2024 Schroders Housing Affordability Over Time https://www.schroders.com/en-gb/uk/individual/insights/what-174-years-of-data-tell-us-about-house-price-affordability-in-the-uk/ FT Does Gen Z Have It Tougher? https://www.ft.com/content/db076232-b674-485b-8693-a575caae4f06 The Guardian England Fertility Rate https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/27/england-and-wales-fertility-rate-falls-for-third-consecutive-year FT Home Ownership Has Become a Hereditary Privilege https://www.ft.com/content/985a608e-17a3-42ff-abb1-d78a10627a12 House of Commons Library Youth Unemployment Statistics https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN05871/SN05871.pdf FT It’s Been a Terrible Year to Graduate https://www.ft.com/content/867fba45-3d8e-4d84-bedc-0dd9a4e53a11 ONS UK Job Vacancies https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/jobsandvacanciesintheuk/november2025 KCL Early Impact of AI on Job Market https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-study-reveals-early-impact-of-ai-on-job-market-in-uk Resolution Foundation Low Pay Britain https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/app/uploads/2025/07/Low-Pay-Britain-2025.pdf LSE Unemployment Scarring https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/02/18/youth-unemployment-scarring-effects/ Edvoy University Fee Implementation UK https://edvoy.com/faqs/university-fees-uk-implementation-date/ Money Saving Expert Student Finance 2025 https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2025/09/five-student-need-to-knows/ Gov UK How Much to Repay (Student Loans) https://www.gov.uk/repaying-your-student-loan/what-you-pay Money Saving Expert Student Loans Don’t Work https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2018/02/83-predicted-not-repay-student-loans-pays-doesnt-work-like-think/ The Guardian Freeze on Student Loan Repayments https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/nov/27/freeze-uk-student-loan-repayment-threshold-nus-warning Telegraph 1 in 4 Pensioners a Millionaire https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/pensions/news/number-millionaire-pensioners-quadruples/ Resolution Foundation The Triple Lock Has Been More Damaging Than I Feared https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/the-triple-lock-has-been-far-more-damaging-than-i-ever-feared/ Telegraph Pension Triple Lock Rises to Cost Taxpayers Extra £1,200 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/pensions/state-pensions/state-pension-triple-lock-uplift-cost-taxpayer-1200/ British Election Study 2024 Election https://www.britishelectionstudy.com/graph/?id=38404