Category: Intergenerational equity

Ponzi Britain: Politicians, the media, and academics admit that intergenerational inequality is caused by government policy which transfers wealth from young to old

Posted & a filed under Default, Government Debt, Government policy, Housing, Intergenerational equity, Intergenerational fairness, Intergenerational inequality, Wealth, Young people.

A new report, produced by Onward, a centre-right think tank chaired by Sir Simon Clarke, a former MP, entitled The Anti-Social Contract, highlights how the social contract is broken for young people. Daniel Harrison, IF supporter, economist, and author of Intergenerational Theft explains how this is a vindication of the Intergenerational Foundation’s campaign for intergenerational fairness.

A step in the right direction? An intergenerational audit of the 2025 Spending Review

Posted & a filed under Blog, Environment, Government policy, Government spending, Intergenerational equity, Intergenerational fairness, Spending, Taxation, Young people.

The government recently released the outcomes of the 2025 Spending Review. This sets departmental resource and investment budgets through to the end of the decade. In this article, IF researcher, Conor Nakkan, explains that while there were some welcome announcements, the needs and interests of younger generations continue to be largely overlooked.

Intergenerational Fairness Day: what can future generations do for us? A reflection from the Netherlands

Posted & a filed under Blog, Default, Future Generations, Intergenerational divides, Intergenerational equity, Intergenerational fairness, Intergenerational inequality, Intergenerational Justice, International.

As part of our series of articles around Intergenerational Fairness Day, Vidya Giridharan and Michael Münker, of milliongenerations.org in the Netherlands reflect on what future generations can do for us

Vindication – London Mayor Sadiq Khan admits housing crisis is “creating intergenerational inequality like we’ve never seen before”.

Posted & a filed under Default, Finance, Housing, Intergenerational Contract, Intergenerational equity, Intergenerational fairness, Young people.

This admission from a leading Labour politician is an astonishing breakthrough for the Intergenerational Foundation and its campaign for intergenerational fairness. Daniel Harrison, IF supporter, economist, and author of Intergenerational Theft explains the significance of this revelation.

Why we’re supporting the Stop the Squeeze campaign

Posted & a filed under Cost of living, Economics, Employment, Government policy, Government spending, Intergenerational equity, Intergenerational fairness, Social issues, Taxation, Welfare, Young people.

As the UK is facing a massive cost-of-living crisis, high inflation and falling real wages, the Intergenerational Foundation is supporting the Stop the Squeeze campaign. Alec Haglund, IF Researcher, sets out the argument for why the government ought to implement the policies advocated by the Stop the Squeeze campaign in order to avoid the largest… Read more »

Wellbeing of Future Generations: How narratives of intergenerational fairness change the debate

Posted & a filed under Elections, Government policy, Intergenerational Contract, Intergenerational equity, Intergenerational fairness, Intergenerational Justice, Voting, Young people.

The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill, if passed, will make a significant contribution to the protection of the rights of future generations. The passing of the bill is dependent on several factors, one of which being how intergenerational fairness is framed in debate. IF Student Intern, Hanna Burt, discusses the use of intergenerational fairness as… Read more »