Professor Martin Knapp of the London School of Economics (LSE) has stated that mental health neglect for young people is a “moral scandal and an enormous economic mistake” so why is there currently so little provision for young people suffering from mental illness in the UK? Liz Emerson, IF Co-Founder, looks at the numbers behind the… Read more »
Category: Population
Older people are living longer in poor health, new figures show
David Kingman reports on the latest estimates of “Healthy Life Expectancy” from the ONS, which show that it is not rising as quickly as overall life expectancy
ONS: 1 in 12 Brits will be over 80 in 25 years’ time
David Kingman looks at the latest set of national population projections from the ONS, which show that the UK’s population is set to continue ageing rapidly
ONS: UK now has nearly 15,000 centenarians
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
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
Younger workers have most of UK’s “human capital”, ONS finds
David Kingman reports on what the latest attempt by the ONS to value the UK’s “human capital” had to say about younger and older workers
Young people are leading a resurgence in city-centre living – but is it by choice?
David Kingman speculates about the findings of a recent report from the Centre for Cities which shows that young people are leading an urban renaissance in the centres of British cities
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
Who should Young People Vote for this May? The LibDems?
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 LibDems