Chloe Wall, IF researcher, examines the news that Millennials may be to blame for the declining popularity of the potato
New IF research shows that young adults’ wellbeing has fallen by 10% since mid-1990s
David Kingman gives an overview of the findings of IF’s latest research project, which looks at how the wellbeing of young adults has changed over the last two decades
Are today’s young people really “Generation Sensible”?
David Kingman has a look at the evidence surrounding the “Generation Sensible” narrative about young people
For welfare, carrots are better than sticks
“No shit, Sherlock!”: making welfare benefits conditional on satisfying increasingly stringent stipulations is largely ineffective in getting people back into work, concludes a new report. Liz Emerson, IF co-founder, investigates
Are universities doing enough for student mental health?
Recent graduate Sylvie Markes reports on the Minister for Universities’ recent initiatives to improve mental health services at universities, but queries whether they are adequate
Renters have lowest wellbeing of any housing tenure, ONS finds
David Kingman provides a guide to the latest ONS research into inequalities in personal wellbeing, and looks at what it could mean for today’s young adults
Products of their times? Intergenerational divides in social attitudes
IF’s Rakib Ehsan summarises the important intergenerational findings of the latest British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA 35). As well as there being clear intergenerational divides in regard to party support and support for EU membership, there is evidence of an “attitudes chasm” between the oldest and youngest cohorts of Britain’s voting-age population over welfare provision… Read more »
Health Foundation: Listening to our future
Chloe Wall, IF researcher, summarises the findings of the Health Foundation’s new report into the future of young people’s health
The Great Political Divide: Britain’s Young and Old
IF’s Rakib Ehsan summarises the findings of the most recent face-to-face British Election Study survey, which further develops the image of Britain’s younger people being more progressive and outward-looking in their general view of the UK’s place in the international system
Can the government’s “70th birthday present” solve the NHS funding crisis?
David Kingman goes behind the rhetoric to look at whether the recent announcement about new funding for the NHS is likely to actually solve its problems