We need to reform capitalism to win back young socialists
7 July 2021
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20 January 2026
Emily Carver writes for Conservative Home
IEA Head of Media, Emily Carver, has penned her bi-weekly article for Conservative Home on new IEA research which suggests young people are hostile to capitalism and embrace socialist ideas.
Emily argued “negative feeling towards capitalism is only going to strengthen unless young people feel they are being served by the system“. This means we need to tackle the issues which young people feel most strongly about.
Emily said: “In order to turn the tide, we’ve got to think big. Fix the housing crisis, the higher education system and tackle our common enemy: statist crony capitalism“.
Read the full article here.
Emily argued “negative feeling towards capitalism is only going to strengthen unless young people feel they are being served by the system“. This means we need to tackle the issues which young people feel most strongly about.
Emily said: “In order to turn the tide, we’ve got to think big. Fix the housing crisis, the higher education system and tackle our common enemy: statist crony capitalism“.
Read the full article here.



