The latest headlines about Wonga have caused Christopher Daley to reflect upon the way in which personal debt has become a dangerous part of our culture, with particularly serious implications for the younger generation
Focused on Luck: Intergenerational Issues in Australia
Australia shares intergenerational issues with the rest of the world, but also has unique perspectives and solutions. Conrad Liveris, an Australian policy analyst, discusses how they’re staying on top of the issues.
Why isn’t housing more of a political issue?
With the party conferences having just finished, it seems that housing doesn’t enjoy the same profile that it used to have as a political issue. David Kingman wonders why
Climate change is intergenerationally unfair on children
Children in the developing world are likely to be some of the biggest victims of climate change. Angus Hanton explains
What did the 2013 party conferences say about intergenerational fairness?
How positively should young people react to this year’s party conference season? Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, offers an assessment of some of the housing, employment and transport policies launched from an intergenerational fairness perspective.
Strikes by teachers and firefighters show public sector pensions controversy is far from over
The Fire Brigades Union, as well as two of Britain’s largest teachers’ unions, have recently announced further strikes in the months ahead. With public sector pensions once again becoming increasingly prominent in the national media, David Kingman provides a reminder of the issues which are at stake
Can we call older people “OAPs” or should it be “pensioners”?
Angus Hanton looks for the most appropriate term to match this ever larger, fitter and healthier cohort
The privatisation of Royal Mail: what about the pension scheme?
The government has recently confirmed its plans to privatise Royal Mail, one of the largest government sell-offs in a generation. But is what they have done with its pension fund intergenerationally fair? David Kingman investigates
Britain criticised over “infrastructure drift”
A new report commissioned by the Labour Party has criticised Britain’s lack of preparedness for the future demands on our infrastructure. David Kingman explains
Wealth in the UK: book review
UK Wealth is highly concentrated, lightly taxed and held by older people. This is the conclusion drawn by Angus Hanton in his review of the recently published Wealth in the UK: Distribution, Accumulation, and Policy (Oxford, 2013), written and edited by a number of leading academics at the London School of Economics