The Goenchi Mati movement has recently seen a momentous breakthrough. Chloe Wall, IF researcher, examines the implications of this for intergenerational fairness
Tag: Intergenerational Justice
Just launched: a 10,000-euro prize for academic essays!
The biennial Intergenerational Justice Prize has just been announced, with a deadline of 1 July 2018, and a total of €10,000 (yes, ten thousand euros) up for grabs. IF’s Antony Mason explains
Votes at 16 bill torpedoed (again)
In the House of Commons, a private member’ s bill to reduce the voting age to 16 was squeezed out by a time limit on Friday 3 November – “sabotaged” by the Conservatives, according to Opposition MPs. It now has little chance of becoming law. IF supporter Melissa Jane Knight sees this as both deeply… Read more »
BBC survey reveals attitudes of Generation Z
David Kingman looks at the findings from the BBC’s recent survey of attitudes among Generation Z
Bean counters say old pension schemes are damaging the young
Actuaries recognise the intergenerational unfairness of DB pensions. Angus Hanton, IF co-founder, reports
Nothing is certain but ageing and taxes
With rising rents, staggering student debts and increasing inflation that cuts into already depressed real wages, are young people’s finances at (tax) breaking point? Could age-based taxation improve the intergenerational balance? Elliot Jones, IF Summer Intern, explores…
Ashes to ashes? Justice and the world we leave behind
Recent decades have seen important steps toward equality for different genders, sexualities and ethnicities. But members of one “group” remain second-class citizens. We must broaden our understanding of social membership and take responsibility for the effects of our actions upon those who will be born after we are gone. Rohin Burney-O’Dowd, IF summer intern, investigates.
New research shows Help to Buy hasn’t widened access to home ownership
David Kingman looks at the findings of an LSE research project into the impacts of low-cost home ownership schemes on making the housing ladder accessible to low-income buyers
New figures show impact of final salary pensions on living standards
Newly-published ONS figures have shown the colossal impact that the maturation of final salary pension schemes is having on pensioners’ living standards, reports David Kingman. But what will this mean for younger generations who don’t have access to such schemes?
China’s intergenerational tensions
Drawing on interviews and observations during a recent visit, Angus Hanton, co-founder of IF, reflects on fairness between the generations in China