The government has recently confirmed its plans to privatise Royal Mail, one of the largest government sell-offs in a generation. But is what they have done with its pension fund intergenerationally fair? David Kingman investigates
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Britain criticised over “infrastructure drift”
A new report commissioned by the Labour Party has criticised Britain’s lack of preparedness for the future demands on our infrastructure. David Kingman explains
Wealth in the UK: book review
UK Wealth is highly concentrated, lightly taxed and held by older people. This is the conclusion drawn by Angus Hanton in his review of the recently published Wealth in the UK: Distribution, Accumulation, and Policy (Oxford, 2013), written and edited by a number of leading academics at the London School of Economics
Why are today’s young people becoming the “Wonga generation”?
Wonga.com, the controversial payday money lender, has recently released a set of statistics showing that the majority of its customers are young adults. David Kingman ponders what this means
Is the Bedroom Tax a Human Rights Issue?
Matt Hitchens examines one of the Coalition’s most controversial policies, and asks whether one prominent voice was right to raise ethical concerns…
The Costs of Technology
Matt Hitchens examines whether innovation could have a dark side…
Should we consider introducing Proportional Representation to reverse youth voter apathy?
Jonathan Hughes, IF Volunteer and Policy Researcher, considers the effect the introduction of Proportional Representation would have on youth voter apathy
Why can’t I buy a house?
Youth worker Melissa Jane Knight gives her personal take on Britain’s housing crisis…
Should Britain build more bungalows to cope with the ageing population?
Local authorities have recently been advised by central government that they need to build more bungalows to cope with the ageing population. David Kingman reports…
Should young people be forced to vote?
David Kingman reflects on the recent proposal from the Institute for Public Policy Research that young people should be forced to vote by law at the first election for which they are eligible