On the basis of the “contributory principle”, Labour proposes taking Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) from unemployed young people to make more generous provision for the old. David Kingman considers the intergenerational implications of such a policy
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Are we infantilising today’s young adults?
Does childhood now extend until 25 in modern Britain? David Kingman looks at what might lead to such an assertion
The Normalisation of Personal Debt
The latest headlines about Wonga have caused Christopher Daley to reflect upon the way in which personal debt has become a dangerous part of our culture, with particularly serious implications for the younger generation
What did the 2013 party conferences say about intergenerational fairness?
How positively should young people react to this year’s party conference season? Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, offers an assessment of some of the housing, employment and transport policies launched from an intergenerational fairness perspective.
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
The Costs of Technology
Matt Hitchens examines whether innovation could have a dark side…
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
New data reveals the spread of “zero-hours” contracts
A new report has shown how widespread the use of “zero-hours” contracts has become among the UK workforce. David Kingman explains…
How can we transform education to deliver more growth?
David Kingman argues that the UK will need a growing army of highly-skilled workers in order to generate growth in the future – so how does our education system need to change to help make this a reality?
New research suggests young Britons are more liberal than any previous generation
David Kingman examines the evidence that young Britons have become exceptionally liberal