Contributing to our ongoing Vox Pop series, an IF supporter from Kent foresees a gloomy intergenerational conversation with his sons, and cannot – alas! – find reasons to be more optimistic
Category: Vox Pop
The Curtailment of the Right to Protest
Recent graduate Tom Hannah sees the throttling of the voice of protest as a serious infringement of intergenerational justice
Bricking it – starting a family without a foundation
Contributing to our occasional “Vox Pop” series, Melissa Jane Knight talks housing and how the rhetoric of a government claiming to support “hard-working families” falls on deaf ears when young families are locked out of affordable home-ownership and forced into cramped, expensive rentals
Budget 2015: How George’s Help-to-Buy ISAs widen inequality between the generations
As part of our Vox Pop series, recent graduate Tom Hannah expresses his dismay over one particular aspect of the recent Budget that will pump more noxious fumes into a climate of intergenerational unfairness
True or False? Exploring Negative Perceptions of Generation Y
Alice Stapleton, Career Coach for Generation Y professionals and Consultant to those managing them, explores the negative characteristics those in their 20s and early 30s are being labeled with in the workplace
Still annoyed: Jenni Herd adds to her letter to The Times
Sixteen-year-old Jenni Herd shot to fame in March by writing a letter to The Times, complaining about media bias against her generation. It was published under the title “Annoyed”. Here she tells of that experience, and explains why young people deserve an intergenerational change in attitude
IF Vox Pop: Will the state look after me when I’m old?
IF Vox Pop is a series of pieces expressing personal perspectives on the issues we raise. Here Ruby Joseph, IF volunteer and first-year A-level candidate, describes how the dice are loaded against her generation
Why can’t I buy a house?
Youth worker Melissa Jane Knight gives her personal take on Britain’s housing crisis…
Boomers – Confess!
Liz Emerson has the Baby Boomer generation in her cross-hairs
IF Vox Pop: a recent graduate’s tale
IF Vox Pop is a series of pieces submitted to the Intergenerational Foundation by members of the public, expressing their take on the issues we raise. Here Brendan Hollowood tells of his struggles to get a foothold in the UK workforce that have forced him abroad.