David Kingman reports on some worrying evidence which suggests students are facing a cost-of-living crisis
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Bank of England’s new powers could make things harder for first-time buyers
David Kingman analyses the decision to grant the Bank of England new powers to curb high loan-to-income mortgages, and what they could mean for first-time buyers
Would collective pensions be fairer on the younger generation?
The government wants to give British workers the option of saving their money for retirement into Dutch-style “collective defined contribution” (CDC) pensions, arguing that they lead to a better deal for savers. But will they be fair to members of the younger generation?
The European Commission and IMF warn Britain about high house prices
David Kingman reports on the stark warnings that Britain’s house prices may be getting out of hand which have just been delivered by two major economic reviews
The Quebec Intergenerational Equity Index
An ambitious intergenerational equity study for the province of Quebec, Canada, has recently been published. By means of a translation (from French) of its executive summary, its author and chief analyst Alexis Gagné (pictured) provides an introduction
IF supports Lisbon conference on intergenerational justice
David Kingman reports that IF will be supporting a major international conference on intergenerational justice taking place on 19–20 June at the Lisbon Centre for Research in Public Law in Portugal
Third of students complain their courses are poor value for money, study finds
David Kingman reports on some new findings that suggest the post-2012 higher education system in England is not giving students what they want
Proposals for an “NHS tax” would be unfair to the younger generation
David Kingman argues that an “NHS tax” must be fair to all generations, in the increasingly likely scenario that one is implemented following the next general election
Intergenerational Justice Review 2014/2015: Call for Papers
A new edition of the Intergenerational Justice Review (IGJR) is now in development, and is appealing to all researchers and academics to submit papers. Antony Mason, IGJR Guest Editor, provides the details
How government help for the elderly rewards the well-off most
Angus Hanton explains why government policy would be fairer if it channelled its financial assistance according to need rather than age