Liz Emerson, IF Co-Founder, analyses the manifestos using the lens of intergenerational fairness in the run-up to the May General Election. Today she inspects Labour
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Who should Young People Vote for this May? Conservatives?
Liz Emerson, IF Co-Founder, analyses the manifestos using the lens of intergenerational fairness in the run-up to the May General Election. Today she inspects the Conservatives
Will HS2 benefit future generations?
David Kingman reports on the recent recommendation from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee that the controversial “High Speed 2” rail line between London and the north of England should not go ahead
Will Help-to-Buy ISAs really help first-time buyers?
David Kingman questions whether one of the big announcements from the Budget is really as good as it first appears
Osborne extends pensioner bonds scheme until the election
David Kingman reports on the decision by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne to extend the government-subsidised pensioner savings bond scheme, and the intergenerational implications
Can Europe Do Better?
Liz Emerson reports on a European study that aims to give young British people a voice on the future of Europe
Austerity has hit younger generation harder, study finds
David Kingman reports on the findings from a recent analysis of the Coalition’s austerity policies by a group of researchers from the LSE which suggests young people’s services have borne the brunt of the cutbacks
Austerity’s second dimension: why fiscal sustainability requires more than cuts
In the sixth of our week-long series of articles on intergenerational themes co-published with the independent public policy think tank ResPublica, Duncan Sim (Research Assistant at ResPublica) argues that the burden of debt that is being passed on to future generations may be acceptable if it is for investment rather than consumption
The Intergenerational State of the Nation: why is fairness to grandchildren such a hot topic?
In the first of our week-long series of articles on intergenerational themes co-published with the independent public policy think tank ResPublica, Angus Hanton (Co-Founder of the Intergenerational Foundation) identifies three key areas of concern, and why new political mechanisms are needed to address them
OBR Fiscal Sustainability Report makes grim reading for anyone concerned about future generations
David Kingman reports on the 2014 edition of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Fiscal Sustainability Report, which quantified the long-term liabilities we are leaving to future citizens