David Kingman describes the findings of a new report which shows the scale of the liabilities being passed on to future generations
Bricking it – starting a family without a foundation
Contributing to our occasional “Vox Pop” series, Melissa Jane Knight talks housing and how the rhetoric of a government claiming to support “hard-working families” falls on deaf ears when young families are locked out of affordable home-ownership and forced into cramped, expensive rentals
Local Government Association warns of cuts to services aimed at NEETs
David Kingman reports on a recent warning from the Local Government Association that cuts to services for disadvantaged young people may have a disastrous impact on their futures
Unwinding the Housing Crisis: Peak unaffordability and after
In the first of a projected series of related blogs, IF supporter Tim Lund asks what will happen when people see that housing can’t stay this unaffordable for ever
Think tank calls for radical reform of council tax
David Kingman explores the recent proposal from the think tank CentreForum to make the property tax system fairer by radically reforming Council Tax, instead of bringing in a new “Mansion Tax”
New report emphasises growth of intergenerational inequality across the OECD
David Kingman explains the main findings from the OECD’s latest report on inequality, including the important intergenerational dimension of this problem
New research highlights how young have borne the brunt of cuts across Europe – while pensioners have been protected
David Kingman looks at the findings of a new piece of research from Professor Jonathan Bradshaw at the University of York which examines how the impact of government cutbacks has been distributed by age across the Continent
New report looks at the impact of the proposed “Sustainable Development Goals” on developed countries
David Kingman explains the findings of a recent report which considers how the UN’s proposed “Sustainable Development Goals” will impact developed countries
New report confirms a deep generational divide over wealth and asset ownership
David Kingman examines the latest research into the distribution of wealth and asset ownership in the UK, which shows a growing intergenerational divide between young people and older households
How would future generations answer the “5 Big Questions” facing the new Conservative government?
The BBC has identified the 5 biggest questions which it thinks the new Conservative government needs to address on matters of policy. David Kingman explores the intergenerational dimensions of each