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A third of workers aged 16-24 are thinking about early retirement due to ill-health. Subscribe on YouTube:    / @newstatesman   Keir Starmer and Labour have announced that the voting age will be reduced to 16 in future elections. Many suspect this change was in part motivated by a prediction that young people will vote Labour. However, statistics suggest Britain has a deep problem of economic hopelessness among the young. The high cost of housing and education, paired with low expectations of wage growth, are reflected in young people’s motivation to train or to work, and in how they think about their economic future. Will Dunn joins Rachel Cunliffe to discuss. 🙋‍♀️ ASK a question We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus 📧 FREE get our daily politics email https://morningcall.substack.com 💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber: Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save 🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcast    / @newstatesman   -- The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond. #topnews #news #politics