The Goa Foundation, an environmental NGO in India, has had a remarkable impact. Their clear perspective on intergenerational equity, and practical path to implementation, have scored major wins in Goa and India, especially on mineral policy (a permanent fund and caps), and helped to bring about groundbreaking interpretations of the Constitution to protect and conserve the natural resources nationally. Rahul… Read more »
Category: Government spending
Will the next Prime Minister address the crisis in English social care?
The hustings to be the next leader of the Conservative Party – and Prime Minister – have so far been dominated by the candidates’ differing views on Brexit. But with the funding crisis in English social care showing no signs of abating, the next occupant of Number 10 Downing Street may also have to try… Read more »
Mental health care for the young: growing need, inadequate provision
MENTAL HEALTH BLOG WEEK. The recently published NHS Long Term Plan includes new provisions for addressing the inadequacies of mental health care for young people. Helen Hayes, Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood in London, explains why – while welcome – this is clearly not enough
Generational inequity in the USA: state and local government
Brooklyn resident Larry Littlefield writes a blog called “Saying the Unsaid in New York: Public Policy in New York City and State”. As a 57-year-old married father of two, intergenerational inequity is a particular concern: here he describes the extent to which the Millennials’ future has been sold out by spending policies at the state… Read more »
How much would different options for replacing the over-75s’ free TV licence cost?
Following the publication of a report from Frontier Economics which lays out the cost of different options for replacing the free TV licence for the over-75s, David Kingman looks at what each of the options might cost
18–21 year olds to lose entitlement to housing support
David Kingman reports on the forthcoming change to housing support for young people
Select committee recommends long-term plan for the NHS
David Kingman reports on the findings of the select committee looking at the long-term sustainability of health and social care
The “cock-up theory” of student debt
Angus Hanton, co-founder of IF, deplores the casual misguidedness of policy-makers that is responsible for the plight of debt-burdened graduates
State-funding our students makes economic sense
A new paper by Dr Kevin Albertson makes the strong economic case that the government should cover the cost of university tuition fees – because the nation earns that money back. Antony Mason explains
Spring Budget 2017: No long-term solution for problems facing adult social care
David Kingman reports on what the recent Budget did and didn’t contain in relation to adult social care – and why there are few reasons for optimism