David Kingman reports on the tighter restrictions to loan-to-income multiples which most lenders are now operating, and explains how this puts another barrier to homeownership in the path of first-time buyers
Conservatives considering making pensioners opt into winter fuel payments
David Kingman comments on the recent suggestion that the Conservatives might make pensioners opt into winter fuel payments if they are elected next May
What could happen to the cost of university after the election?
David Kingman looks at the confusion over what Labour are offering as a their main alternative to the Coalition’s policy of making students pay £9,000 per year in tuition fees
Fashion and Politics: I Stood Up at the House of Lords
Anna Fitzpatrick, from the Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF), announces the “I Stood Up” event at the House of Lords on 24 February, and explains how fashion can help boost voter participation among young people at the upcoming general election
Environmental Audit Committee recommends a ban on fracking to protect future generations
David Kingman reports on the recent call by the Environmental Audit Committee for Britain to place a moratorium on fracking in order to meet our climate change reduction targets
Austerity has hit younger generation harder, study finds
David Kingman reports on the findings from a recent analysis of the Coalition’s austerity policies by a group of researchers from the LSE which suggests young people’s services have borne the brunt of the cutbacks
February 5th is National Voter Registration Day
David Kingman alerts IF supporters that 5 February is the official National Voter Registration Day
Public Accounts Committee warns that too many young people are “off the radar”
David Kingman reports on a recent warning from the Public Accounts Committee that too many of Britain’s young people are disappearing from government systems when they finish compulsory education
Could CDC pensions work in the UK?
David Kingman reports on a recent conference hosted by the Trades Union Congress where it was debated whether CDC pensions can become a viable alternative to more traditional pension arrangements in the UK
New warning of looming capacity crunch in England’s schools
David Kingman examines the recent warning from the Local Government Association that England’s schools are being pushed towards breaking point by rising numbers of pupils