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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...

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 Review Canada's outdated tax shelters.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

WASPInomics and the magic avocado tree Why boomers struggle to make sense of the millennial world.

My latest, exploring with numbers how the millennial household budget is basically incomprehensible to retired boomers.

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.

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

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.

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...

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 An article that argues that a low-growth economy in Britain is the inevitable result of a gerontocratic society.

"Britain will never have high growth as long as it panders to the grey vote" #Discuss

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.

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.

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.

IF's summer newsletter is out and covers benefit cuts, the spending review, the triple lock and our latest research:

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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.

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

Calling all #EduSky share away…up to €5000 up for grabs #academic #callforpapers

Calling all #EduSky share away…up to €5000 up for grabs #academic #callforpapers

Win up to 5,000 Euros in this essay prize Research reports from the Intergenerational Foundation, on a range of intergenerational fairness topics.

Two essay competitions now open!
Win up to 5000€ and the chance to be published in an academic journal
More info:
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#intergenerationaljustice #ClimateAction #intergenerationalfairness #gerontocracy #ageing #socialcontract

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.

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...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage in adolescents in England: 2023 to 2024

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...

In Canada, retirees are actively offering to take less in benefits “to better support those in need”

James it’s the relentless grey vote protection that we fear after the winter fuel debacle will mean no political party will dare to touch over-60s oyster unfairness, the 8% effective pay rise for over-65s excused from NICs, or the #triplelock profligacy sucking spending away from other generations

The child poverty rate is one in three. The working age poverty rate is just over one in five. The pensioner poverty rate - according to AgeUK, who campaign on this stuff - is 18%.

So children are almost twice as likely to live in poverty than pensioners

James it’s the relentless grey vote protection that we fear after the winter fuel debacle will mean no political party will dare to touch over-60s oyster unfairness, the 8% effective pay rise for over-65s excused from NICs, or the #triplelock profligacy sucking spending away from other generations

That is why I am beyond embarrassed that the WFA bar has been set so high. Young people are the future of society and should be nurtured.

While living in less living space by age: under-occupation increases amongst the over-65s, up from 47% in 08/09 to 53% in 22/23.

While living in less living space by age: under-occupation increases amongst the over-65s, up from 47% in 08/09 to 53% in 22/23.

Yes but they’re frittering their money away. Average rents increased by 46% between 2015 and 2025

Yes but they’re frittering their money away. Average rents increased by 46% between 2015 and 2025

“just try harder”? Young people wanting more hours but can’t get them (caveat only up to 2023 so some post-Covid related jobs market suppression there)