The government recently announced a new £1 billion package of youth employment reforms. In this article, IF Senior Researcher Conor Nakkan takes a closer look at the package and considers whether it is up to the scale of the problem.
Category: Young people
Is the housing crisis getting better or worse?
Recent figures suggest that property prices and rents appear to be moderating across the UK. In this article, IF Senior Researcher Conor Nakkan unpacks these trends and considers whether they represent good news for younger generations.
Should pensioners travel for free?
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.
The National Youth Strategy is not enough
Toby Whelton, IF Senior Researcher, examines the newly announced National Youth Strategy and analyses the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Will AI take your graduate job?
In this article, IF researcher, Conor Nakkan, takes a closer look at the impacts artificial intelligence (AI) is having on the graduate job market in the UK.
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.
Ponzi Britain: Politicians, the media, and academics admit that intergenerational inequality is caused by government policy which transfers wealth from young to old
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.
Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote
The Labour government was elected on a promise of economic growth but already this vision is faltering. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, argues that a low-growth economy is the inevitable result of a gerontocratic society.
A step in the right direction? An intergenerational audit of the 2025 Spending Review
The government recently released the outcomes of the 2025 Spending Review. This sets departmental resource and investment budgets through to the end of the decade. In this article, IF researcher, Conor Nakkan, explains that while there were some welcome announcements, the needs and interests of younger generations continue to be largely overlooked.
Necessary but not sufficient: Why boosting the supply of housing won’t solve the housing crisis
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, recently announced plans to release parts of London’s green belt for housing development. This announcement follows the release of the revised National Planning Policy Framework, which also aims to loosen planning restrictions to increase housing supply. In this article, IF researcher, Conor Nakkan, explains why these measures only address… Read more »