ASI Bulletin Special: The Next Generation Centre
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The Adam Smith Institute has been at the forefront of championing the interests of young people for decades through research and education. The work we do here is now more important than ever; young people today are increasingly turning away from free markets and liberal democracy because they no longer feel like they are working for them. For far too many, capitalism has become a dirty word.
We want to challenge those assumptions, and demonstrate that only free markets and a free society can deliver the solutions to the challenges that young people face.
That’s why, last week, our team launched the Next Generation Centre, our new initiative by young people, for young people.
Alongside building on our in-house research, we’ll be offering 12 young writers the opportunity to join our Next Generation Centre Fellowship Programme.
This is an amazing opportunity for aspiring policy-makers to write on topics that matter most to them, including (but certainly not limited to) tax; housing; family formation; education; nightlife; stocks, shares and cryptocurrencies; the environment; transport; policing, and drug policy. Our Research, Events and Communications teams will support them throughout the writing process and beyond. Plus, they’ll have the chance to earn some cash for good work!
If you, or someone you know, has an interest in policy, research and communications, please do consider registering your interest. We don’t just want seasoned policy-wonks- we want to build lasting relationships with those from all backgrounds, whether you’re in business, studying, or you just want to change politics for the better.
The Launch Event
At our launch event in Westminster, we were delighted to announce Treasury Minister Bim Afolami MP as our Patron. As he said to our audience of MPs, journalists, and up-and-coming youngsters, young people are entrepreneurial and ambitious- and they just want the opportunity to get on in life. You can read the write-up of his speech here.
Research
To accompany the launch, our New Director of the Next Generation Centre, Sam Bidwell, published the Centre’s first Paper, My Generation. As Sam outlines, young people feel that the economy is no longer working for them, in particular when it comes to housing affordability, rental costs, taxation, higher education and professional prospects, family formation and savings.
But, he says, there is a way forward. There are policy levers we can pull to give young people a stake in society again. And fixing the intergenerational gap has the potential to be enormously popular, as international comparisons and polling from the ASI show.
And you can read Sam’s Op-eds for the Telegraph and ConservativeHome here.
Support the Next Generation Centre
The Adam Smith Institute is entirely independent of the state, and relies solely on donations from private supporters. We can only educate the policy-makers of tomorrow, and make the case for ideas which will make Britain a richer, freer place with your help.
If you would like to support the Centre’s work, please consider donating today.
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