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
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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
Why are today’s young people becoming the “Wonga generation”?
Wonga.com, the controversial payday money lender, has recently released a set of statistics showing that the majority of its customers are young adults. David Kingman ponders what this means
Is the Bedroom Tax a Human Rights Issue?
Matt Hitchens examines one of the Coalition’s most controversial policies, and asks whether one prominent voice was right to raise ethical concerns…
The Costs of Technology
Matt Hitchens examines whether innovation could have a dark side…
Should we consider introducing Proportional Representation to reverse youth voter apathy?
Jonathan Hughes, IF Volunteer and Policy Researcher, considers the effect the introduction of Proportional Representation would have on youth voter apathy
Why can’t I buy a house?
Youth worker Melissa Jane Knight gives her personal take on Britain’s housing crisis…