Forster Communications and United For All Ages ran a series of roundtable conferences in January 2103, entitled “Generations Talking Together”. They produced a set of videos based on the four main subject areas. This one features IF Co-founder Angus Hanton.
Intergenerational TV
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Guy Shrubsole on Regeneration and the Generational lens
Guy Shrubsole, co-editor of Regeneration, describes the process of working with 30 other younger writers, to create this book which is available free online. He describes the problems facing the younger generation and is looking for new ways of organising a better world. Guy is excited by the fact that concerns for intergenerational fairness have now spread beyond the environmental movement. He wants to see the social contract between generations restored.
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Clare Coatman on Regeneration
Clare Coatman argues strongly that the intergenerational framework is a really useful way of looking at the UK’s problems. Clare Coatman is the co-editor of the book and points out that REGENERATION is offering many solutions to problems that affect younger and future generations.
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Adam Ramsay talks about the Intergenerational Framework
Adam Ramsay argues that the Intergenerational Framework is useful in seeing why benefits are being withdrawn and what he describes as the failure of neo-liberalism. Adam Ramsay and Peter McColl wrote the chapter Rebuilding society from the bottom up.
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Shiv Malik on Regeneration
Shiv Malik is a co-founder of the Intergenerational Foundation and was a key mover in getting together the book REGENERATION. He thinks the intergenerational lens is very helpful in analysing the problems of UK society and is the author of Jilted Generation.
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Matt Williams on Student Futures
Matt Williams on how student futures can contribute to the intergenerational debate. Matt thinks that young people are not happy with the debt that is being handed on to future generations. He is also concerned about the ecological debt that is being created. Matt Williams is also working with the Climate Coalition.
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Ben Little on Regeneration
Ben Little talks about how the Regeneration Book project started and the challenge of engaging his students in current political affairs. His chapter is the book is “Forget markets: it’s ownership that really matters.”
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Christo Albor on the future of the NHS
Christo wrote a chapter of Regeneration with Guppi Bola looking at the importance of healthcare from the point of view of the current generation and future generations. Health inequality is Christo Albor’s predominant concern.
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Becky Luff on democracy
Becky contributed to the Regeneration Book – part of the Radical Futures series. She wrote an inspiring piece about UK democracy and its ever evolving nature, entitled Democracy Beyond Westminster. Disappointed by the “no” vote on the Alternative Vote referendum, she is determined to find other opportunities to improve British democracy.
