Some 60 per cent of 50 to 64-year-olds are thought to have voted Leave GARETH FULLER/PAThe phrase “baby boomer” has become a term of abuse after the Brexit referendum, as resentment grows about them owning homes and benefiting from free university education, charity chiefs have said. Those born between 1946 and 1964 are facing ageist attacks from Remainers for “stealing the future” of the younger generation by voting to leave the EU, they say. The claims were made by Jane Vass, head of public policy at Age UK, and Kate Jopling, former head of public affairs at Help the Aged. Ms Jopling, speaking at the Future of Ageing conference in London, said: “[After Brexit] there was a casual use of demonising and divisive language: the bandying around of stereotypes about who older people are, about their economic circumstances, their motivations…

Source: The Times November 30, 2017 12:11 UTC