The social care costs of old age are an intergenerational conundrum. Why should younger generations pay for the care costs which the baby boomers have spectacularly failed to provide for themselves? But, as Antony Mason argues, they too need a robust and sustainable system to cater for their own old age
Renting: The New Reality
Claire Lamont describes why “generation rent” have a good subject at their fingertips for a film to enter the IF Film Competition
Public sector pension burden even worse than feared
David Kingman explores some new research which suggests that the cost of public sector pensions could be even higher than previously estimated
Cameron extends commitment to protecting pensioner benefits
David Kingman reports on another pledge from the Prime Minister to protect universal benefits for pensioners
How will China and Europe cope with fewer workers?
David Kingman explores two sets of population predictions which came out in the space of a week, showing both Europe and China are starting to see falling numbers of workers
Bioenergy – another false solution
Robert Palgrave of Biofuelwatch makes the case that bioenergy is a false solution to climate change, adding to the debt that we are leaving to future generations
Illinois pension crisis reveals dangers of underfunding schemes
David Kingman explains the crisis facing the Illinois pension system, which threatens to fatally undermine the state’s finances
Why should we do anything about climate change?
Policy-makers miss a trick if they assume that the climate change debate is anchored in scientific fact alone, argues Edward Robinson, a freelance researcher and consultant in sustainable economics. They ignore the moral dimensions at their peril.
Work until you’re 80?: Why we need a state pension debate
David Kingman explores some new evidence which shows why we need a national debate on the future of the state pension
Lights, Camera, Parliament!
Corinne Galloway gives the lowdown on a short film competition, which invites young people to change the law