Last week, London Councils announced a review into the future of the Freedom Pass. The Pass entitles those aged 66 and over to travel for free across London’s entire transport network. In this article, IF Senior Researcher Conor Nakkan argues that the Freedom Pass, along with other age-based concessionary travel schemes, should be reformed.
Category: Transport
Come on Boomers – eye tests for over-70s’ drivers make road-safety sense!
Liz Emerson, IF CEO, calls out Boomer outrage towards a sensible road-safety policy to test eyesight over 70 years of age.
Intergenerational fairness and the King’s Speech
The King’s Speech sets the legislative agenda for the next parliament by laying out the vision of the new government. Does this legislation appear to be intergenerationally fair? IF researcher, Toby Whelton, investigates.
Trains over planes – Government response
In October the Intergenerational Foundation published a report arguing that the government should stop subsidising domestic air travel and ban short-haul domestic routes where comparable rail alternatives exist. Alec Haglund, IF Researcher, discusses the Department for Transport’s response to the policy recommendations set out in IF’s Trains over Planes report.
Local elections – will you vote?
Many areas of the England, Scotland and Wales will have local elections tomorrow, 5th May. With turnout historically very low, particularly among younger people, Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, investigates what issues younger generations can influence locally and why voting locally matters. What does your local councillor do? Local councils are responsible for a wide range… Read more »
No news is bad news: the government’s lack of ambition and missed opportunities on Net Zero
The UK Government has announced their plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reach a target of net zero. The most notable initiatives include investments in electrical cars and sustainable aviation, as well as expansion of nuclear programmes. IF Student Intern, Hanna Burt, analyses the plan from an intergenerational fairness perspective. Too little, too late… Read more »
Why removing the #zipcard from children is an intergenerational fairness issue
With the government intent on removing free or reduced travel from children travelling to school in London, Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, explains why doing so would be intergenerationally unfair
COVID-19: Why we cannot justify bailing out airlines
The UK government is facing increasing pressure to spend billions of pounds to unconditionally bail out the aviation industry during the COVID-19 crisis. IF researcher Melissa Bui explains how refraining from offering such carbon-intensive industries a lifeline helps tackle both COVID-19 and climate change
Can the UK achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050?
In a move which demonstrates great far-sightedness towards the interests of younger and future generations, the UK recently became the first major industrialised country to commit itself to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. But is this ambitious target actually achievable? David Kingman investigates
Conservatives announce major new plans to improve Britain’s infrastructure
David Kingman looks at the Conservative government’s new strategy to try to solve the UK’s pressing infrastructure needs