Category: Intergenerational inequality

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.

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

General Election: Intergenerational inequality is the elephant in the room, not debates about tax

Posted & a filed under Ageing, Baby Boomers, Blog, Default, Economics, Intergenerational fairness, Intergenerational inequality, Voting.

IF supporter, Daniel Harrison, asks why politicians are deliberately avoiding the really big issue facing our country? General election tax promises Observing political parties squabble about the precise level of taxation needed in the run up to the General Election,  one would think that taxation is either the problem or the panacea that will solve… Read more »

The distribution of money matters

Posted & a filed under Cost of living, Economics, Intergenerational inequality, Young people.

Alec Haglund, IF Researcher, discusses why the distribution of money is important and why ever-increasing wealth inequality is a serious challenge that must be dealt with to ensure a fair society for future generations. Falling bond values Following the announcement of the disastrous mini-budget, which understandably sent markets into turmoil, the Bank of England saw… Read more »

The mounting crises for young people on the PM’s desk

Posted & a filed under Children, Climate change, Cost of living, Education, Energy, Future Generations, Higher Education, Housing, Intergenerational fairness, Intergenerational inequality, Social issues, University, Young people.

As Liz Truss settles in to 10 Downing Street IF’s Digital Campaigns Officer, Liam Hill, considers what is top of the list of priorities for the new Prime Minister, and what ought to be higher on the list. Energy: the big one Last week, the government announced a plan to freeze energy bills for consumers… Read more »

Australia needs a parliamentary inquiry into intergenerational fairness

Posted & a filed under Ageing, Baby Boomers, Campaigns, Intergenerational fairness, Intergenerational inequality, Taxation, Wellbeing, Worldwide Blog Week.

Thomas Walker is the Economist-in-Residence at Think Forward. Think Forward is an advocacy group for young Australians who want to see issues of intergenerational fairness front and center in Australian policymaking. In this article for IF’s Worldwide Blog Week, Thomas argues that a parliamentary inquiry would reap great benefits for younger generations in Australia. Youth… Read more »