The government have announced that tuition fees will rise with inflation each year from 2025/26. IF Researcher, Toby Whelton, explains what this will mean for incoming university students.
Toby Whelton
Senior Researcher
Intergenerational fairness and the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
IF researcher, Toby Whelton, explores what the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill could mean for intergenerational fairness.
Is Britain “beyond repair”? IF researcher, Toby Whelton, questions whether this is truly the case for young people.
Broken Britain? Across the media and politics, there appears to be an on-going narrative that something is fundamentally wrong in Britain. Endless coverage of a “malaise” – whether economic, cultural or political – points to a period of national decline in our living standards, international standing or the public finances.
Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote
The Labour government was elected on a promise of economic growth but already this vision is faltering. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, argues that a low-growth economy is the inevitable result of a gerontocratic society.
Mental Health Awareness Week – What community do young people have?
The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is “community”. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, examines what “community” means for young people in the wake of decades of intergenerationally unfair policy decisions.
The Chancellor’s welfare cuts are intergenerationally unfair
The welfare cuts announced in last week’s Spring Statement will disproportionately impact young people. IF Researcher, Toby Whelton, explains.
Don’t blame young people: What troubling social attitudes amongst the young actually tell us
Recent reports have deemed young people to be a generation of country-hating democracy-sceptics. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, argues that given how the nation has treated young people over the past decade or so, who can blame them?
The Renters’ Rights Bill – a win for younger generations
The Renters’ Rights Bill has just passed from the House of Commons to the House of Lords and is expected to become law by Spring 2025. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, discusses the legislation and what it means for young people.
Blowing the budget: IF’s new report on young people’s spending
IF’s new report “Blowing the Budget: Why the young have to spend more than the old on Essentials” has just been published. The report’s author and IF researcher, Toby Whelton, talks us through the key findings of the report and what it tells us about the financial pressures facing young people.
Welcome to Intergenerational Fairness Day 2024 and the view from the UK
It’s the world’s second international Intergenerational Fairness Day on the 16 November. Organisations from across the globe will come together to call on their respective governments to better consider the interests of younger and future generations as well as report on developments in their respective countries. IF Researcher, Toby Whelton, introduces the participating organisations and… Read more »