David Kingman provides a guide to the latest ONS research into inequalities in personal wellbeing, and looks at what it could mean for today’s young adults
Tag: Young people
Products of their times? Intergenerational divides in social attitudes
IF’s Rakib Ehsan summarises the important intergenerational findings of the latest British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA 35). As well as there being clear intergenerational divides in regard to party support and support for EU membership, there is evidence of an “attitudes chasm” between the oldest and youngest cohorts of Britain’s voting-age population over welfare provision… Read more »
Health Foundation: Listening to our future
Chloe Wall, IF researcher, summarises the findings of the Health Foundation’s new report into the future of young people’s health
The Great Political Divide: Britain’s Young and Old
IF’s Rakib Ehsan summarises the findings of the most recent face-to-face British Election Study survey, which further develops the image of Britain’s younger people being more progressive and outward-looking in their general view of the UK’s place in the international system
Rental and workforce reform is urgently needed now… or everyone will pay
Emily Horton, Assistant Political Editor of The London Student, sees looming storm clouds as the growing rental sector combines with the gig economy to bar many people from homeownership for life – which has profound implications for the nation as a whole
Young People and Corporates: time to do something about the failure of the apprenticeship programme
In a new work stream, IF is starting to think about how intergenerational fairness is playing out in the workplace. Phil Radcliff, ex-global Human Resources Director and IF volunteer, looks at the failures of the current apprenticeship system, which was meant to deliver better prospects for both young people and business
Many young adults suffer from chronic loneliness, new research suggests
David Kingman looks at some new research which attempts to understand the extent of loneliness among young adults in the UK
Millennials could become “fattest generation ever” according to new research
David Kingman examines how research into levels of obesity among Millennials relates to intergenerational justice
When is a Youthquake not a “Youthquake”?
David Kingman looks at the role that age played in shaping the outcome of the 2017 general election
Is Britain disappearing down a pensions black hole?
Angus Hanton, Co-founder of IF, looks at the growing and darkening chasm of pension liabilities, in both the private and the public sectors, and the impact this will have – is already having – on the economy as a whole and the future of younger generations
