The first report from the Commission on Social Mobility and Child Poverty, chaired by former Labour MP Alan Milburn, has suggested that pensioners should be asked to do their bit for austerity, reports David Kingman
Are today’s younger generation worse-educated than their parents?
David Kingman comments on the findings of a new piece of research which suggests that England’s education system could be going backwards
Oxford Martin School report: “Now for the Long Term”
Angus Hanton assesses the launch of a new report by the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations
How has the increase in tuition fees changed how young people think about university, the government and the older generation?
IF volunteer Meg Dyson explains how her generation has lost faith in the politicians since the rise in student tuition fees was announced
Brazil – the world’s most intergenerationally unfair country?
Brazil has the demographic profile of a young, fast-growing country, but its public spending priorities have more in common with the ageing nations of the rich world. David Kingman argues that something must be done if Brazil is to reach its full potential
Labour policy: take from the young to give to the old
On the basis of the “contributory principle”, Labour proposes taking Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) from unemployed young people to make more generous provision for the old. David Kingman considers the intergenerational implications of such a policy
Are we infantilising today’s young adults?
Does childhood now extend until 25 in modern Britain? David Kingman looks at what might lead to such an assertion
“Your time will come”: do you trust this intergenerational promise?
Angus Hanton wonders whether there still is any truth in this once-reliable assurance to the young
Should the UK introduce a debt ceiling?
With the current controversy over raising the US debt ceiling, David Kingman wonders if the UK should consider adopting one as well
Pensioners are now the group least likely to be living in poverty, new figures suggest
David Kingman gives his take on new data which shows that pensioner households are now less likely to be living in poverty than any other age group