Social attitudes  Generation gap  Why a resurgence in support
for the welfare state won’t help Labour  See article  Readers'
comments     Might this be because the older generation is
almost entirely White British, while younger Britons tend to be
of a browner hue?  Lord only knows that here in the US, the
handouts received disproportionately by older whites (Social
Security, Medicare, the mortgage interest deduction) are seen as
sacrosanct, while those disproportionately received by
minorities (e.g. food stamps, TANF, Medicaid) are seen as
"parasitic."   Summing up this article. Pensioners want
pensions. The young want opportunities. The recession-hit folks
fear poverty for themselves and therefore want unemployment
payments to match a decent standard of living. Big surprise. The
only intelligent thing to come out of this article would be
Labour's stance on siding with the young. The elderly do not
swing elections. They vote how they have always voted. Labour
knows the conservatives won't get the most votes.