David Kingman explores the interaction between poor returns on private pensions and intergenerational unfairness in the housing market
David Kingman
A parliamentary ombudsman for future generations?
Kirsty Schneeberger, Director of Think 2050, argues that the UK needs an intergenerational ombudsman to represent the interests of future generations
Pensions and intergenerational justice: who cares?
Angus Hanton explores why so few of the younger generation are prepared to invest sensibly in their old age
The light taxation of wealthy pensioners
Angus Hanton argues that tax changes could ease the burden of meeting increasing costs as the population ages
“Lucky Generation”? How the baby boomers have prospered
Angus Hanton asks if the baby boomers owe their success more to fortune than design – and if their prosperity has created an intergenerational deficit.
Intergenerational Accounting in the UK
Angus Hanton explains why the UK needs to start looking at its assets and liabilities from an intergenerational perspective
Australia: A world leader on intergenerational fairness?
David Kingman explores a range of government policies which suggest Australia has done more than most other countries to make its ageing population affordable
Poorer Than Their Parents: Episode 1
Antony Mason reviews the first in a series about young people in Britain today, exploring their problems and offering some possible solutions
Calculating the cost: the consequences of excessive optimism in projections of economic growth
David Kingman argues that current assessments for spending on the aged as a percentage of GDP are flawed, and unfair to future generations. The cost of future liabilities is often expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), i.e. how much of the country’s economic output they are projected to be worth. However, this… Read more »
Are defence cuts an intergenerational issue?
David Kingman asks whether Britain will have to cut into its defence budget as the population ages – and would this be fair on future generations?