The Next Generation
CENTRE
There is a growing recognition that younger people must be afforded greater economic and political opportunity; however, meaningful policy is required to bridge the gap between ideas and action.
To this end, the Next Generation Centre will work to develop policy by and for younger people, working with Government and those sharing our aims across politics.
Our Mission
We want to build lasting relationships with the policy-makers of the future.
We will be offering twelve young writers the chance to join our Next Generation Fellowship Programme.
Giving young people the opportunity to produce research on the issues that matter most to them.
Applications are open for our Next Generation Fellowship Programme! We are looking for people under the age of 35 interested in research and policy.
OR Endow one of our Fellows with a one-off or recurring donation.
Find out how to donate here
We want to demonstrate that only free markets and a free society can deliver the solutions to the challenges that young people face.
Here you will find our latest research specifically for the Next Generation, ranging from housing and taxation to nightlife and the environment.
READ OUR FIRST REPORT
Read our archival paper, Nothing New Under the Sun
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In Britain’s social economy, young people are increasingly neglected, especially when compared to older generations.
The government has not taken sufficient action, or introduced effective policies, to address this.
Young people who are already burdened by student loans and low starting wages, also grapple with a financial landscape that disrupts their economic mobility and quality of life.
Since the 90s, the ASI has published over 100 research papers on the issues that affect young people in Britain today, and come up with policy recommendations for the problems facing them, including: housing, tax, travel, education and health.
In Nothing New Under the Sun, we focus on half a century's worth of policy recommendations from the Adam Smith Institute, relevant enough to fix the housing crisis, poor value-for-money education and the expensive cost of living for working age people.
✍︎ Our Current Next
Generation Fellows ✍︎
Matthew Brooker is a final-year Economics student at Durham University. He is the Easter 2024 President of the Durham Union Society, Durham's largest and oldest student society. He was previously a Policy Fellow of the Pinsker Centre, a foreign policy think tank. Matthew's research focus is higher education policy and funding. After graduation, Matthew will join an American Investment Bank as a Financial Analyst.
Duncan McClements is an economics student at King's College Cambridge, and is interested in innovation, immigration, housing and defence. He is an Emergent Ventures grantee, an Atlas Fellow and has written two papers for the Adam Smith Institute, Optimising for our Openness Level: The Economic Effects of Visa Auctions in the UK and Couped Up: Quantifying the costs of housing restrictions to the UK Economy.
Alexander Bowen is our health and public services fellow. He is currently a master’s student at Sciences Po Paris and Universität St. Gallen, studying a master’s degree in public policy focussing on health, and a master’s in international affairs focussing on business and economics. He completed his undergraduate studies at SciencesPo and Bocconi University in political science and economics. He is a columnist for Conservative Home and has also worked on communications for several groups including the London New Liberals, 1828 magazine, and founded Tories for Climate Action.
Anna Taylor received a first class Classics degree with Honours at the University of Exeter and is currently working as the Senior Parliamentary Researcher for the former Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, Rt. Hon. Robert Halfon MP. In her time in Parliament, Anna has worked on local and national research, briefs and comms in addition to formulating policy on a Mayoral candidate campaign.
Noa Cohen is a Director of Next Gen Tories, the campaign group calling on the Conservative Party to win back working-aged voters with a focus on housing, family and taxation. She currently leads on UK public affairs for a food and beverage multinational, and previously worked at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). She is particularly interested in how free market reforms can address falling birth rates and drive family formation. Noa holds an MA(Hons) in Politics from the University of Edinburgh.
James Yucel is our Media Fellow. He previously worked for Britain's largest affordable housing campaign PricedOut as Head of External Affairs and founded Defund The BBC - a viral digital campaign which amassed over 40,000 followers within 24 hours of launch. Previously a Don Lavoie Fellow at the Mercatus Center, he now works in financial services and is a frequent commentator on markets and current affairs. His work has been featured in the Sunday Times, the Economist, the Guardian and Sky News.
