Intergenerational Foundation www.if.org.uk
@intergenerational.bsky.social
We're a non-party-political research charity standing up for younger and future generations since 2011. www.if.org.uk
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NEW: Shocking gap in government spending on a child versus an older person is revealed:
Over 20 years, real per-person government spending on pensioners increased by 55%, compared to just 20% for children.
#spendingreview #childpoverty #intergenerationalfairness
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Over 20 years, real per-person government spending on pensioners increased by 55%, compared to just 20% for children.
#spendingreview #childpoverty #intergenerationalfairness
www.if.org.uk/research-pos...
"On intergenerational fairness grounds, the mayor of London must stop this free travel bung to workers below state pension age.”
Over-60s free travel 'costs £84m in lost revenue' www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over-60s free travel 'costs £84m in lost revenue' www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over-60s free travel 'costs £84m in lost revenue'
The photocard allows people aged 60 and over who live in London to travel on TfL services for free.
www.bbc.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"On intergenerational fairness grounds, the mayor of London must stop this free travel bung to workers below state pension age.”
Over-60s free travel 'costs £84m in lost revenue' www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over-60s free travel 'costs £84m in lost revenue' www.bbc.com/news/article...
Across the #media and #politics, there appears to be an on-going narrative that something is fundamentally wrong in #Britain. Is Britain really “beyond repair”? IF researcher, Tobias Whelton, questions whether this is truly the case for young people:
www.if.org.uk/2025/08/14/i...
www.if.org.uk/2025/08/14/i...
Is Britain beyond repair?
Is Britain “beyond repair”? Intergenerational Foundation researcher, Toby Whelton, questions whether this is truly the case for young people.
www.if.org.uk
August 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Across the #media and #politics, there appears to be an on-going narrative that something is fundamentally wrong in #Britain. Is Britain really “beyond repair”? IF researcher, Tobias Whelton, questions whether this is truly the case for young people:
www.if.org.uk/2025/08/14/i...
www.if.org.uk/2025/08/14/i...
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If you were turning 18 now, would you prefer to go to university or take some other career route?
Go to university: 35% (-6 from 2018)
Take some other career route: 53% (+9)
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
Go to university: 35% (-6 from 2018)
Take some other career route: 53% (+9)
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
August 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
If you were turning 18 now, would you prefer to go to university or take some other career route?
Go to university: 35% (-6 from 2018)
Take some other career route: 53% (+9)
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
Go to university: 35% (-6 from 2018)
Take some other career route: 53% (+9)
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
“There is a powerful argument for intergenerational fairness in a society where inheritance, especially of property, dictates life chances, dividing ever younger cohorts into landowner and tenant classes.” Well said 👏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on inheritance tax rises: to win the argument, ministers must build the case on fairness | Editorial
Editorial: IHT is unpopular, but voters can be persuaded if the argument is about levelling life chances for young people
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“There is a powerful argument for intergenerational fairness in a society where inheritance, especially of property, dictates life chances, dividing ever younger cohorts into landowner and tenant classes.” Well said 👏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
August 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If you don't want to pay tax, give your time...a great article for the #Boomer generation.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
If boomers don’t want wealth taxes they can give their time and skills | Phillip Inman
A nationwide volunteering programme designed to boost the economy could help mend a splintered society
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
If you don't want to pay tax, give your time...a great article for the #Boomer generation.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Angela Rayner is reportedly pushing to abolish the lower minimum wage rate for 18-20 year olds, a move most Britons support
Min. wage should be same for all over 18: 67% (-1 from 2023)
Should be lower for under 21s: 22% (+1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/econo...
Min. wage should be same for all over 18: 67% (-1 from 2023)
Should be lower for under 21s: 22% (+1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/econo...
August 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Angela Rayner is reportedly pushing to abolish the lower minimum wage rate for 18-20 year olds, a move most Britons support
Min. wage should be same for all over 18: 67% (-1 from 2023)
Should be lower for under 21s: 22% (+1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/econo...
Min. wage should be same for all over 18: 67% (-1 from 2023)
Should be lower for under 21s: 22% (+1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/econo...
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Spending on Canada's Old Age Security program is unsustainable ($96 Billion+ planned for 2027). Younger generations are suffering disproportionately with unaffordability. The fix for both? Review Canada's outdated tax shelters. www.gensqueeze.ca/protect_oas_... #cdnpoli
July 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Spending on Canada's Old Age Security program is unsustainable ($96 Billion+ planned for 2027). Younger generations are suffering disproportionately with unaffordability. The fix for both? Review Canada's outdated tax shelters. www.gensqueeze.ca/protect_oas_... #cdnpoli
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My latest, exploring with numbers how the millennial household budget is basically incomprehensible to retired boomers.
WASPInomics and the magic avocado tree
Why boomers struggle to make sense of the millennial world.
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July 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
My latest, exploring with numbers how the millennial household budget is basically incomprehensible to retired boomers.
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Why are basic life aspirations — like owning a home, raising a family, and living on a habitable planet — slipping out of reach for younger Canadians? Generation Squeeze's Hard Truths brings you the untold story about how the deck is stacked against younger people. #cdnpoli #Canada #Millennials
Hard Truths Podcast
Generation Squeeze's Hard Truths podcast explores why our generational system is broken and how we can make Canada work fairly for all generations.
www.gensqueeze.ca
July 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Why are basic life aspirations — like owning a home, raising a family, and living on a habitable planet — slipping out of reach for younger Canadians? Generation Squeeze's Hard Truths brings you the untold story about how the deck is stacked against younger people. #cdnpoli #Canada #Millennials
Rents up 21% in 3 years.
Yet more evidence of the loaded dice young people face in trying to forge their own lives.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet more evidence of the loaded dice young people face in trying to forge their own lives.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Monthly rents rise by £221 over three years, Zoopla analysis suggests
The monthly cost of renting rose just as fast as mortgage increases over the last three years, figures show.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Rents up 21% in 3 years.
Yet more evidence of the loaded dice young people face in trying to forge their own lives.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet more evidence of the loaded dice young people face in trying to forge their own lives.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Three stunning and shaming paragraphs, by Rachel Wolf of Public First, in @theobserveruk.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Three stunning and shaming paragraphs, by Rachel Wolf of Public First, in @theobserveruk.bsky.social
We’ve long campaigned for votes@16. Cohort sizes have given older voters more voting power. Widening the voter base, and giving a franchise earlier, both strengthen democratic participation. Now to sort out exclusions in VoterID.
"Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote" #Discuss
www.if.org.uk/2025/07/02/b...
www.if.org.uk/2025/07/02/b...
Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote
An article that argues that a low-growth economy in Britain is the inevitable result of a gerontocratic society.
www.if.org.uk
July 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We’ve long campaigned for votes@16. Cohort sizes have given older voters more voting power. Widening the voter base, and giving a franchise earlier, both strengthen democratic participation. Now to sort out exclusions in VoterID.
"Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote" #Discuss
www.if.org.uk/2025/07/02/b...
www.if.org.uk/2025/07/02/b...
Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote
An article that argues that a low-growth economy in Britain is the inevitable result of a gerontocratic society.
www.if.org.uk
July 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote" #Discuss
www.if.org.uk/2025/07/02/b...
www.if.org.uk/2025/07/02/b...
Excellent report by @dmk1793.bsky.social offering a solution to the democratic deficit in the UK, part of which is due to cohort size, ageing and likelihood to #vote.
My new Constitution Society report on compulsory voting has now been published.
I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
Universal Suffrage? The problem of low and unequal turnout and the case for compulsory voting - The Constitution Society
An authoritative new report from Dr David Klemperer advocates for the introduction of compulsory voting at UK general elections.
consoc.org.uk
July 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Excellent report by @dmk1793.bsky.social offering a solution to the democratic deficit in the UK, part of which is due to cohort size, ageing and likelihood to #vote.
Reposted by Intergenerational Foundation www.if.org.uk
My new Constitution Society report on compulsory voting has now been published.
I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
Universal Suffrage? The problem of low and unequal turnout and the case for compulsory voting - The Constitution Society
An authoritative new report from Dr David Klemperer advocates for the introduction of compulsory voting at UK general elections.
consoc.org.uk
July 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
My new Constitution Society report on compulsory voting has now been published.
I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
IF's summer newsletter is out and covers benefit cuts, the spending review, the triple lock and our latest research:
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July 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
IF's summer newsletter is out and covers benefit cuts, the spending review, the triple lock and our latest research:
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Want your own copy in your inbox? Sign up at www.if.org.uk & scroll to the bottom of the page.
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I'm all for trying to ease intergenerational tensions, but the people who are most opposed to reaching net zero by 2050 are literally those who will not be around to face the consequences.
July 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I'm all for trying to ease intergenerational tensions, but the people who are most opposed to reaching net zero by 2050 are literally those who will not be around to face the consequences.
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Canadian politicians are sidestepping the most important – and politically dangerous – question in our housing debate: Should home prices rise, stall or fall? Until we answer it, we can’t fix what’s broken in Canada’s housing system. bit.ly/4lzVuW8
July 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Canadian politicians are sidestepping the most important – and politically dangerous – question in our housing debate: Should home prices rise, stall or fall? Until we answer it, we can’t fix what’s broken in Canada’s housing system. bit.ly/4lzVuW8
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Two essay competitions now open!
Win up to 5000€ and the chance to be published in an academic journal
More info:
www.if.org.uk/research-pos...
#intergenerationaljustice #ClimateAction #intergenerationalfairness #gerontocracy #ageing #socialcontract
Win up to 5000€ and the chance to be published in an academic journal
More info:
www.if.org.uk/research-pos...
#intergenerationaljustice #ClimateAction #intergenerationalfairness #gerontocracy #ageing #socialcontract
Win up to 5,000 Euros in this essay prize
Research reports from the Intergenerational Foundation, on a range of intergenerational fairness topics.
www.if.org.uk
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Two essay competitions now open!
Win up to 5000€ and the chance to be published in an academic journal
More info:
www.if.org.uk/research-pos...
#intergenerationaljustice #ClimateAction #intergenerationalfairness #gerontocracy #ageing #socialcontract
Win up to 5000€ and the chance to be published in an academic journal
More info:
www.if.org.uk/research-pos...
#intergenerationaljustice #ClimateAction #intergenerationalfairness #gerontocracy #ageing #socialcontract
Win up to 5,000 Euros in this essay prize
Research reports from the Intergenerational Foundation, on a range of intergenerational fairness topics.
www.if.org.uk
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Two essay competitions now open!
Win up to 5000€ and the chance to be published in an academic journal
More info:
www.if.org.uk/research-pos...
#intergenerationaljustice #ClimateAction #intergenerationalfairness #gerontocracy #ageing #socialcontract
Win up to 5000€ and the chance to be published in an academic journal
More info:
www.if.org.uk/research-pos...
#intergenerationaljustice #ClimateAction #intergenerationalfairness #gerontocracy #ageing #socialcontract
Win up to 5,000 Euros in this essay prize
Research reports from the Intergenerational Foundation, on a range of intergenerational fairness topics.
www.if.org.uk
June 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Two essay competitions now open!
Win up to 5000€ and the chance to be published in an academic journal
More info:
www.if.org.uk/research-pos...
#intergenerationaljustice #ClimateAction #intergenerationalfairness #gerontocracy #ageing #socialcontract
Win up to 5000€ and the chance to be published in an academic journal
More info:
www.if.org.uk/research-pos...
#intergenerationaljustice #ClimateAction #intergenerationalfairness #gerontocracy #ageing #socialcontract
While there were some welcome announcements in the #spendingreview , the needs and interests of younger generations continue to be largely overlooked. Read our latest article:
www.if.org.uk/2025/06/24/a...
www.if.org.uk/2025/06/24/a...
Was the spending review good for young people?
An article on the Spending Review by the Intergenerational Foundation which exists to protect the rights of younger and future generations.
www.if.org.uk
June 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
While there were some welcome announcements in the #spendingreview , the needs and interests of younger generations continue to be largely overlooked. Read our latest article:
www.if.org.uk/2025/06/24/a...
www.if.org.uk/2025/06/24/a...
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Concerning that so many areas of England show such a low uptake among students of cancer preventing HPV vaccination.
The prevention message needs to be targeted and stressed more in schools in these areas. www.gov.uk/government/s...
The prevention message needs to be targeted and stressed more in schools in these areas. www.gov.uk/government/s...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage in adolescents in England: 2023 to 2024
www.gov.uk
June 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Concerning that so many areas of England show such a low uptake among students of cancer preventing HPV vaccination.
The prevention message needs to be targeted and stressed more in schools in these areas. www.gov.uk/government/s...
The prevention message needs to be targeted and stressed more in schools in these areas. www.gov.uk/government/s...
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In Canada, retirees are actively offering to take less in benefits “to better support those in need”
Old Age Security is 75 years out of date. Its 1950s design is dragging down today’s budget, and letting down seniors and young people alike. 75% of Canadians agree with our plan to modernize benefits to better support those in need. Do you agree? youtu.be/yW83hQe_EXQ
Canadians want to fix Old Age Security: Peter Kirby speaks out
YouTube video by GenerationSqueeze
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June 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In Canada, retirees are actively offering to take less in benefits “to better support those in need”