Liz Emerson, IF Co-Founder, analyses the manifestos using the lens of intergenerational fairness in the run-up to the May General Election. Today she inspects Labour
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Who should Young People Vote for this May? Conservatives?
Liz Emerson, IF Co-Founder, analyses the manifestos using the lens of intergenerational fairness in the run-up to the May General Election. Today she inspects the Conservatives
The public say they back higher taxes to fund the NHS – so where does this leave intergenerational fairness?
David Kingman looks at the results of an interesting piece of research which gauged public support for higher spending on the NHS, and ponders what they mean in intergenerational terms
Australia publishes its 2015 “Intergenerational Report”
David Kingman highlights some of the key issues from the 2015 “Intergenerational Report” published by the Australian government
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
No Ball Games: the restriction of youth freedom
IF volunteer Connor McCarthy reports on how attitudes and concerns from older generations have restricted the freedom of playing outdoors for many young people, and explains the impacts this is having on them
The Barker Commission publishes its final report into the future of health and social care
David Kingman offers a summary of the ground-breaking proposal for a combined health and social care service which the Barker Commission launched last week
Shelter: 1 in 3 working parents have cut back on buying food because of housing costs
David Kingman reports on some new figures from Shelter which put into sharp relief the impact that Britain’s housing crisis is having on ordinary working families
Concerns grow over funding for new social care reforms
David Kingman reports on the worries that are being expressed by local authorities about whether they will be able to afford to implement the post-Dilnot reforms
New voices call for more NHS funding
A rising chorus of voices seems to be calling for more funding to be given to the NHS in order to prevent a “crisis” – but should we be looking at more significant reforms instead?