They need to be given hope by our political leaders, writes George Pitcher It’s the millennials I feel sorry for. They’re a generation that just seems to be facing some really big challenges for their age, struggling a bit, not having much fun. I should declare an interest. I’m father to four of them, between the ages (exactly) of 30 and 40. And, before we proceed, I don’t want to sound ungrateful on their behalf.