Jacob Solon: Reeves still doesn’t care about young people – the Tories' offering is only growing

Jacob Solon: Reeves still doesn’t care about young people – the Tories' offering is only growing

Jacob Solon is a recent History and Politics graduate standing in the 2026 local elections as a Conservative Councillor candidate in Camden. One year ago, I wrote my first article for ConservativeHome titled Reeves doesn’t care about young people – so the Conservatives must fill the gap. In it, I argued that Reeves’s November 2024 budget, with increases to employer National Insurance contributions and the national living wage, would make it sign…