Urgency is what's demanded by young activists. But they're met with crumbling complacency | Eve Livingston

There's a generational divide between an establishment desperate for gradual change and a youth fired up for overhaul If there's one word to sum up today's political pace, perhaps it is urgency. Climate catastrophe is coming; hate crimes are rising; the far right is advancing and none of us can remember the last time parliamentary democracy wasn't characterised by a hopeless race against a ticking clock.And yet, having spent a lifetime lulled into the complacency that comes with privilege and a centrist establishment, it seems our political class just isn't getting it. We have 30 years to change the course of history, say school climate strikers. People are dying now, say human rights and equalities campaigners. Real change takes time and consensus and a series of repetitive votes in a crumbling old palace, say politicians. Continue reading...