I think there also is good evidence that we are looking more at age cohort effects rather than age effects. After all people who are 39 would not exactly have b

I think there also is good evidence that we are looking more at age cohort effects rather than age effects. After all people who are 39 would not exactly have been considered young a few decades ago. It's a smooth curve but the labour/cons cross over point aligns well with the age of those who were able to build their lives and establish their careers before the early 2000s and after. The economic and societal structure that worked well during the 20th century has not been delivering returns for a while. In the UK this is the generation that will be poorer than the generation before them for the first time [1] until they inherit. I think the changing age structure is massive though. If you had this breakdown of voting behaviour with the age distribution of the 60s when the median age was 32 rather than 42, you are looking at a labour landslide. [1] https://www.ft.com/content/81343d9e-187b-11e8-9e9c-25c814761640 https://www.ft.com/content/81343d9e-187b-11e8-9e9c-25c814761...