Phil Radcliff, ex-global Human Resources Director and IF volunteer, points to the iniquities of internships and calls for greater clarification and collaboration between young people, their educational institutions and the world of work
The far-reaching consequences of student loan debt
Delving into a new review, IF researcher Chloe Wall looks at the crippling impact of student debt on young graduates, and calls for more holistic research to prevent a future crisis
Thinking in systems: how political change often works against the younger generation
If governments want to deprive people of benefits painlessly, they’ll do it slowly. But over time, this has disproportionately disadvantaged younger generations, says Angus Hanton, co-founder of IF
Rigged: How the oil and gas industry is undermining future generations
The Prime Minister has just met the boss of Toshiba to discuss a likely high strike price for producing nuclear energy for the UK. Angus Hanton, IF Co-founder, looks at another huge energy bill likely to land on our children’s shoulders, this time from North Sea oil and gas decommissioning.
Could new voter-identification laws threaten to disenfranchise younger voters?
David Kingman examines whether new laws placing a greater burden on voters to prove who they are could make it more difficult for younger members of the electorate to vote
Dilnot acknowledges intergenerational unfairness in social care costs
On Tuesday morning, 24 April, Angus Hanton (co-founder) and Chloe Wall (junior researcher) attended an Intergenerational Fairness Forum meeting at the Houses of Parliament, which discussed how to fund the increasing cost of social care. Chloe tells us more
Rental and workforce reform is urgently needed now… or everyone will pay
Emily Horton, Assistant Political Editor of The London Student, sees looming storm clouds as the growing rental sector combines with the gig economy to bar many people from homeownership for life – which has profound implications for the nation as a whole
Young People and Corporates: time to do something about the failure of the apprenticeship programme
In a new work stream, IF is starting to think about how intergenerational fairness is playing out in the workplace. Phil Radcliff, ex-global Human Resources Director and IF volunteer, looks at the failures of the current apprenticeship system, which was meant to deliver better prospects for both young people and business
As robots take our jobs, should we turn back to Marxism?
Arguments that automation will devastate the job market for future generations are often casually pushed aside as unduly pessimistic, says Antony Mason. But when this is cited by the Governor of the Bank of England as a genuine threat, we really should sit up and take some notice
Vote early and vote often! How students can vote twice
At the forthcoming local elections, young voters should press their candidates about housing, travel costs and local services, says Angus Hanton, Co-founder of IF. They could also point out that wily students have twice the voting power