David Kingman reports on how the early 21st-century baby boom is putting pressure on Britain’s public services
Category: Population
IEA: Next generation faces “crippling” tax rises as population ages
David Kingman reports on new research from the right-of-centre think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs which highlights the huge scale of the economic burden the next generation faces to pay for the rising costs of an ageing population
Should all pensioners be given free bus travel?
English councils may be cutting-back on the services they provide to fund free travel for older residents. Does this mean we should scrap the free bus pass as a universal benefit? David Kingman looks at the arguments
ONS: Number of adult children still living with their parents has risen 25% since 1996
There has been a huge rise in the number of adult children who haven’t moved out from their parental home, according to new ONS figures. David Kingman explores the reasons behind this trend
Will technology take the jobs of future generations?
A new wave of technological innovation is likely to transform the global economy over the coming years. Is there a danger that it will destroy more jobs than it creates? David Kingman investigates
Excess winter deaths not related to fuel poverty, BBC research suggests
David Kingman reports on some new research undertaken by the BBC which suggests that excess winter mortality may not be related to fuel poverty
Pensioners doing much better than workers, new figures show
David Kingman comments on new data which show how incomes among pensioner households have held up much better than those of working-age households during the recession
New report highlights the impact of population ageing on tax revenues
David Kingman reports on the latest pieces of research from the think tank Reform, which models how population ageing will affect the government’s tax income
ONS: UK to add an extra city the size of London consisting entirely of over-60s
David Kingman analyses some recent figures from the ONS which show how rapidly Britain’s population is projected to age
New ONS figures show life expectancy continues to rise
David Kingman summarises the latest findings from the ONS, which show how life expectancy in Britain keeps going up and up