Antony Mason sees much to commend in “Plan B for Youth”, launched by the think-tank Compass on 17 July
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“A politician thinks about the next elections — the statesman thinks about the next generations.” James Freeman Clarke (1810–88), American theologian and author
Marine Garbage Pollution: an International Problem
Sarah Cruz Lima, of the Institute for Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University, describes the imperfect efforts to curb dumping at sea, a classic case of short-term expediency with clear long-term – hence intergenerational – implications
US city of Stockton bankrupted by healthcare and pension costs
David Kingman explains how overgenerous pension and healthcare commitments to former state workers have played a major role in pushing Stockton, California, over the precipice of bankruptcy
Good news: jobless total falls
Somewhat against expectations, today’s unemployment figures have moved in the right direction. For all generations? Antony Mason investigates
Loans for Higher Education: the dodgy dossier
Antony Mason argues that, even if they can’t do anything about being stuck with higher debts, university students still have cause for complaint about the terms which they are forced to agree to
Who should pay for old age care? The horns of a dilemma
Antony Mason looks at the intergenerational dilemma posed by the Dilnot Commission, and the new White Paper on social care
Ageing in China
David Kingman explores the economic and social implications of China’s rapidly ageing population
The Intergenerational Justice Review 2012
Antony Mason, Guest Editor of this year’s Intergenerational Justice Review, gives details of its content, and how it all came together
Cameron’s welfare reforms will hit the young hardest – while leaving pensioners’ benefits untouched
David Kingman explores the intergenerational injustice which is at the heart of the government’s proposed welfare reforms