Using the debate over HS2 as a starting point, David Kingman wonders whether our method of measuring the value of major projects is fair to future generations
Category: Government Debt
Why don’t pension funds invest more in long-term infrastructure projects?
Pension funds should be the natural investors in long-term infrastructure projects. So why aren’t they in practice? David Kingman explains
Should the UK introduce a debt ceiling?
With the current controversy over raising the US debt ceiling, David Kingman wonders if the UK should consider adopting one as well
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.
The privatisation of Royal Mail: what about the pension scheme?
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
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
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
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
Detroit’s bankruptcy shows the danger of unfunded pension liabilities
What lessons could Detroit’s municipal bankruptcy, the largest ever in US history, hold for British policy-makers? David Kingman reflects…
Why are long-term liabilities so poorly understood?
David Kingman asks why so many people don’t seem to fully understand what liabilities are and why we should be concerned about them