Because Labour have turned the weans against them.
Serious point. The fracturing of the generational links began in the 80s. There was dislocation in the 60s & 70s, eg slum clearance & new towns, but the generations tended to move en bloc. That changed as a result of Right to Buy. Families were increasingly dispersed.
But the familial attenuation this produced didn't become a big issue until the 90s, when it was associated with the coincidence of a Labour govt (exacerbated by NuLab's rhetorical focus on youthfulness & change, & the expansion of further education - ie moving away to college).
This is a nationwide problem, not just a peculiarity of the Red Wall (TM). In Godalming as much as Gateshead there is resentment at the disruption, which is often projected onto society & articulated in bigotry, but its roots lie in distant children & barely known grandchildren.
