To paraphrase the old adage, ‘if you’re not a socialist by 25, you have no heart, and if you’re not a conservative by 35, you have no brain’. However, polling suggests that younger generations are staying left-wing even as they age. This raises significant challenges for the Conservative Party’s electoral prospects, particularly as many struggle to buy property, earn higher incomes, or feel they have a stake in the economy. To win back younger voters, do the Conservatives need a new approach?

Speakers:

• Tom Clougherty, Institute of Economic Affairs, Executive Director (Chair)


• Matthew Lesh, Institute of Economic Affairs, Public Policy Fellow, and Freshwater Strategy, Country Manager


• Andrew Griffith MP, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Windsor


• Jack Rankin MP, Conservative Party, Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology


• Reem Ibrahim, Institute of Economic Affairs, Acting Director of Communications and Linda Whetstone Scholar