[1][2][3] Malik is known for work with a now defunct team of investigative journalists at The Guardian,[2] where he reported on matters such as terrorism and labor rights until 2016.
[4] He is a co-founder[5] and advisory board member[6] of The Intergenerational Foundation, a charitable UK-based think-tank,[7] which seeks to promote fairness between generations.
[16][17] The authors describe how Britons of the Millennial generation (defined as those born after 1979), have diminished opportunities for social mobility, home ownership and that they're burdened by reforms such as tuition fees.
“Jilted Generation” and its subject has brought forward Malik as a public speaker at numerous events and media interviews, during several years after its release.
[11][18][19][20] The book is also cited as having partially inspired playwright D.C. Moore[21] to write the TV series Not Safe For Work, for Channel 4.