Matt Hitchens looks at the Japanese demographic situation, and asks what Britain can learn from Japan’s experiences
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IF Schools Essay Competition – “I said I’m living in a lost generation,” Rizzle Kicks
The Intergenerational Foundation, in conjunction with the New Statesman, has just launched its Schools Essay Competition. IF Volunteer Jonathan Hughes explores the duties and obligations between generations
Are first-time buyers creating a debt time bomb?
David Kingman examines the possible dark side of more first-time buyers obtaining access to mortgages
The British national debt: how did we get here?
The national debt is a major intergenerational issue. Matt Hitchens examines its transition from an (oft-plundered) war-chest to a fund feeding current expenditure
Tragic death of an intern raises debate about City working culture
David Kingman reports on the recent death of Moritz Erhardt, a German intern at City investment bank Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Graduate premium: will you get your money back?
The headline figures from a new report suggest that a university education really does pay dividends. But the devil is in the detail. Antony Mason reports
Why is it seen as a good thing when house prices go up?
David Kingman questions the peculiar habit of viewing rising house prices as a sign of progress
US activists launch the INFORM Act
David Kingman reports on the latest initiative from Laurence Kotlikoff and his fellow intergenerational activists in the US, who have launched a bill in Congress to force the American government to take account of future generations in its policy-making
IF Schools Essay Competition: Has Britain Robbed its Children?
The Intergenerational Foundation, in conjunction with the New Statesman, has just launched its Schools Essay Competition. Antony Mason gives a brief lowdown…
What does Britain’s population growth mean for future generations?
New figures released this week show that Britain’s population is continuing to grow rapidly – so what does this mean for future generations? David Kingman suggests some answers…