The Independent – ‘Youth face being Sunak’s lost generation’
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The Independent – ‘Youth face being Sunak’s lost generation’
Young people are facing becoming Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ‘lost generation’ as they are left behind by Sunak’s Budget, according to the Independent’s front splash. The paper says the risk of being the ‘lost generation’ is due to rising education inequality, high taxes and climbing house prices.
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