Antony Mason is concerned that the government’s current plans for universities are deeply flawed, will damage a key sector of the economy – and won’t even reduce the deficit. And it’s the next generation that will have to foot the bill.
Environment protection in China: the government, NGOs, and young people
In the second of her blogs from China, Xiao Mei looks at the environmental challenges faced by China, and wonders who will be the main agents for change.
Looking back in Anger: the August riots
Melissa Jane Knight reflects on the experience and causes of the riots that shook London and many other cities of England in August 2011, and makes a powerful appeal for action at ground level.
Blocked and in debt: the cry of youth
Youth worker Melissa Jane Knight gives an impassioned account of the dire prospects facing her generation. And she is one of “lucky ones” who stuck with education. The key to more equitable solutions lies in better targeted government policy.
A Minister for the Old, the Young, or for All Generations?
Liz Emerson suggests that the interests of all could be served by a single ministry focusing on the long term.
Reorganizing for intergenerational justice
Bob McCormick, of the “citizen’s blog” Global Summit, argues that to achieve long-term intra- and intergenerational justice we will need to reorganize human activity on the macro level.
Baby boomers: the cats with the cream
Fiona Wilson gives a mother’s perspective on the dismal legacy of the baby boomers, and wonders why the younger generation is so acquiescent
Can We Still Fund Cradle-to-Grave Care?
Liz Emerson looks at the wider implications of the alarming EHRC report on the quality of council-run home care
Reclaiming the past: notes from fieldwork in Chongqing
Xiao Mei, PhD candidate from Cambridge University, looks at the response of retirees to a Red Culture campaign in China, and compares this to the new attitudes of youth
Could a land value tax ease the housing crisis?
Heather Wetzel, Vice Chair of the Labour Land Campaign, responds to the recent IF housing report, and makes the case for a land value tax