IF supporter Tim Lund offers his views on the talk Sir David King, the government’s former chief scientific advisor, gave to the Ashden Awards
Review: “Good Times, Bad Times: The Welfare Myth of Them and Us” by Professor Sir John Hills
David Kingman reviews an insightful book about how the welfare state operates in the UK
New report by Shelter calls for reform of private renting
David Kingman introduces a new report from Shelter, which argues that we need major reforms to protect tenants from bad landlords
Student vote could swing 2015 general election, argues new report
David Kingman looks at a new report which argues that the student vote could be an important demographic at the upcoming general election
Will stamp duty reforms help first-time buyers?
David Kingman weighs up whether the reforms to stamp duty that Chancellor George Osborne announced in his recent Autumn Statement will make it any easier for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder
The emerging intergenerational pay gap
In the seventh and last of our week-long series of articles on intergenerational themes co-published with the independent public policy think tank ResPublica, Antony Mason of the Intergenerational Foundation explains how the young and working-age households are carrying more than their fair share of the post-financial crisis austerity
Austerity’s second dimension: why fiscal sustainability requires more than cuts
In the sixth of our week-long series of articles on intergenerational themes co-published with the independent public policy think tank ResPublica, Duncan Sim (Research Assistant at ResPublica) argues that the burden of debt that is being passed on to future generations may be acceptable if it is for investment rather than consumption
Are young people being short-changed over pensions?
In the fifth of our week-long series of articles on intergenerational themes co-published with the independent public policy think tank ResPublica, David Kingman (Researcher at the Intergenerational Foundation) explores the intergenerational issues surrounding pension schemes in the UK
Will Age Decide the 2015 Election?
In the fourth of our week-long series of articles on intergenerational themes co-published with the independent public policy think tank ResPublica, Liz Emerson (Co-Founder of the Intergenerational Foundation) discusses the influence of the “Grey Vote”, and what can be done to ensure better representation of the young
The intergenerational case for an asset tax
In the third of our week-long series of articles on intergenerational themes co-published with the independent public policy think tank ResPublica, Abigail Rees (Research Assistant at ResPublica) explains why international inequalities in wealth – as opposed to income – can and should be addressed by the tax system