Tipping Point as Millennials Turn the Election Tide

Was PM Theresa May’s decision to call a snap UK Election the worst own goal ever? As backfires go, it must rank in the top ten.

There’s much speculation as to what caused this spectacular fail, and recriminations as to why the Tories di not see it coming. Could it though, owe as much to generational change and history as poor politics?

For social commentator and futurist Mal Fletcher, the uncertainty in UK politics is partly a result of the millennials finding their voice.