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.
Category: Intergenerational fairness
Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote
The Labour government was elected on a promise of economic growth but already this vision is faltering. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, argues that a low-growth economy is the inevitable result of a gerontocratic society.
A step in the right direction? An intergenerational audit of the 2025 Spending Review
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.
Necessary but not sufficient: Why boosting the supply of housing won’t solve the housing crisis
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, recently announced plans to release parts of London’s green belt for housing development. This announcement follows the release of the revised National Planning Policy Framework, which also aims to loosen planning restrictions to increase housing supply. In this article, IF researcher, Conor Nakkan, explains why these measures only address… Read more »
Fiscal rules: Made to be broken?
The UK’s deficit is in the news again this week. In this article, IF researcher Conor Nakkan, takes a closer look at whether the UK’s current fiscal rules are fit for purpose.
Young people’s despair is primarily due to the shattering of the intergenerational contract
IF supporter Daniel Harrison, economist, and author of Intergenerational Theft calls out the false media narrative against young people – and instead calls for Government to address the real issue – the breaking of the intergenerational contract which is blighting the lives of young people.
New research uses real-life outcomes to measure “intergenerational (im)balance” across Europe.
Professor Filip Chybalski and Dr Edyta Marcinkiewicz from Lodz University of Technology’s Institute of Management, explain.
The 2025 Spending Review: Why young people deserve a better deal
The 2025 Spending Review is an opportunity to provide feedback on government spending priorities, propose new policy ideas, and influence departmental budgets and resource allocation. In this article, IF researcher Conor Nakkan, outlines IF’s submission to the Review.
New research calls the lack of government investment in youth mental health an ‘intergenerational injustice’
New research calls the lack of government investment in youth mental health an ‘intergenerational injustice’. Sophie Webb, student researcher at the University of Birmingham, explains.
The Burdens of borrowing: Government debt and intergenerational fairness
Why is the government’s debt and borrowing an intergenerational fairness issue? Conor Nakkan, IF researcher, explains