Angus Hanton points to the negative intergenerational implications in four key areas of government policy
Antony Mason
The mis-selling of university degrees
Antony Mason says it is no wonder that prospective students are asking “Is university worth it?” Do the math(s)
Co-Founder of IF interviewed on “Poorer Than Their Parents”
Antony Mason reports on the appearance of Angus Hanton in the latest episode of this BBC Radio 4 series, which focused on Inheritance
How much are we willing to sacrifice for the future?
Martha Bicket, a postgraduate student at Imperial College London, asks, when it comes to discount rates, how low can we go?
Intergenerational Justice Review 2012: Call for Papers
Antony Mason, Guest Editor of the forthcoming Intergenerational Justice Review (IGJR), reports on the recent Call for Papers
Intergenerational sharing of housing
Angus Hanton suggests that the older generation needs official encouragement to downsize David Willetts recently praised Homeshare International for a project they operate to encourage older people in large houses to lend rooms in their houses to younger people in exchange for help in looking after the house or them (or the garden). Whilst this… Read more »
Where are the bodies buried? – some concerns about landfill
Angus Hanton sees our casual attitudes towards waste landfill as a mark of casual attitudes towards future generations Owners of landfill sites usually know that they have a landfill site, but their detailed knowledge is typically poor. That seems also to apply to the authorities in the UK.
The Dilnot Commission Report
Antony Mason believes that this report received shamefully little media coverage The report of the Dilnot Commission Fairer care funding: Reforming the funding of adult social care was widely trailed before publication on Monday 4 July. Then it received only moderate press coverage. And then it was buried – like almost every other news story… Read more »
We need a new social contract between generations
Guy Shrubsole, Director of the Public Interest Research Centre, believes that the baby boomers need to wise up to their environmental responsibilities towards future generations “Society”, wrote Edmund Burke, is “a contract… between those who are dead, those who are living, and those who are to be born”.
Voting age – an intergenerational issue
Angus Hanton proposes that the voting age should be reviewed to ensure that the younger generation is properly represented There are some democratic systems in which there is an upper age limit on voting. For example, in the Vatican Cardinals over 80 years old are not allowed to cast a vote in the election of a new Pope.… Read more »