Anita's Share: Two Gen Z MPs on fixing politics

Thank you for sharing this Anita, I really enjoyed listening to it! A few things particularly stuck with me:
- First, this idea that there is no longer a feeling that effort means reward. I do feel this at times but, for some reason, a part of me refuses to believe it… Is it denial? Or the need to believe in a sense of agency? I found myself thinking about how deeply ingrained the idea that if you work hard, things will work out is and how difficult it is to let go of.
- Hearing Keir and Rosie talk on behalf/shine a light on Gen Z’s experiences and mindset really made me reconsider and soften my own assumptions on this group. I wonder how much of what I think about younger generations comes from judging them through the lens of my own experiences growing up (as opposed to actually understanding their (very different!!).
- Lastly, one question I woudl’ve liked to ask is around the solutions. We often hear broad agreement that education and healthcare (to just pick 2 no one seems to be happy with. Anywhere. Including me!) need more investment. But the harder question is what are we willing to trade off or change to fund it? I don’t know enough about politics or the economy to come up with solutions myself, but I’d really like to understand this better. I often feel that we can agree on the problems but differ quite significantly on how to solve them and I’d love to bring more of those conversations here and look at different proposals and approaches. Anyone keen to share some thoughts/ideas on solutions that they believe are viable and sustainable long term on these issues (or others!?)?