Liz Emerson has the Baby Boomer generation in her cross-hairs
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New figures reveal weight of PFI burden on NHS trusts
David Kingman explores some new figures which demonstrate the unsustainable burden private finance initiative (PFI) contracts are placing on a large number of NHS trusts
Are young people being “indentured” or “enslaved” to support the older generation?
Angus Hanton feels the dice are loaded against the young, and government action is required if we are to avoid a breach in social cohesion
Could notional defined-contribution accounts save the pension system?
David Kingman offers a possible solution to the crisis facing state pension systems around the world
Old-age care: who pays?
The social care costs of old age are an intergenerational conundrum. Why should younger generations pay for the care costs which the baby boomers have spectacularly failed to provide for themselves? But, as Antony Mason argues, they too need a robust and sustainable system to cater for their own old age
Talking about my generation
Mired in debt and a stagnant economy, Melissa Jane Knight tells us how the world looks if you’re in your late twenties – and urges all 16–30 year olds to put the case forward by entering the IF Film Competition
Housing for the Younger Generation: Locked Out and No Way Back?
Liz Emerson lays out the causes of the current housing squeeze, why this matters profoundly to society at large, and what should be done about it.
Born Bankrupt: Sky News TV hits the intergenerational nail on the head
Antony Mason suggests that Jeff Randall’s TV report should be required viewing for anyone interested in today’s intergenerational issues.
Kiwi Youth Wants a Say on “Intergenerational” Projects
Liz Emerson sees a dangerous precedent in New Zealand’s “intergenerational roading projects”
There was an Old Lady Who Lived In a Large Shoe (just not with her family)
Liz Emerson shows the appeal of “intergenerational living” as a solution to the housing crisis