David Kingman reports on some recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which put the scale of Britain’s ageing population into sharp focus
Category: Health
Friends Provident Foundation announces a Journalist Fellowship to promote an understanding of new economics
Danielle Walker Palmour, Director of Friends Provident Foundation, explains how the Journalist Fellowship 2016 came about and why it is important for journalists to have a better understanding of the economic debates underpinned by the Foundation’s work in building long-term, resilient and ethical economies
We Pensioners Have Done Well…
Lawrence Lockhart, IF supporter, suggests how the National Health Service and the social care system could be better funded
New ONS life tables show how dramatically life expectancy has increased
David Kingman reports on the latest edition of the English Life Tables, which help to put modern life expectancy in its historical context
New data confirms relationship between age and health spending
David Kingman introduces a new report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies which shows the strong relationship between age and health expenditure
Antibiotic resistance: a looming threat for future generations?
In light of recent new guidelines on prescribing that are being given to doctors, David Kingman looks at antibiotic resistance as an intergenerational issue
Do you know how long you will live?
David Kingman looks at the findings of the recent update of the Marmot Review, which was undertaken by the King’s Fund to see what factors explain life expectancy
Government delays the introduction of the “care cap” until 2020
As David Kingman reports, one of the government’s most significant reforms to the funding of old age social care appears to have been kicked into the long grass
Who should Young People Vote for this Week? The Greens?
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 Greens
Who should Young People Vote for this coming May? UKIP?
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 UKIP