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Should the UK ban social media for children? - Intergenerational Foundation Intergenerational Foundation is an independent charity promoting intergenerational fairness, working for the interests of younger and future generations.

The UK should follow Australia's lead! www.if.org.uk/2025/12/18/s...

Should pensioners travel for free? - Intergenerational Foundation Intergenerational Foundation is an independent charity promoting intergenerational fairness, working for the interests of younger and future generations.

The Freedom Pass has come under renewed scrutiny in London. Even if the proposed review does not go ahead, it raises a bigger question: should concessionary travel be based on age or need?

Our latest blog explores the case for reform 👇

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#Pensioners #London #Travel

The “perk” in question is for London where workers aged 60 but below retirement age get to commute to work for free, the cost of which is paid for via higher fares for younger workers. At very least align it with the State Pension Age

Depends where you live. In London the 60+ Oyster card gives free travel to workers BELOW pension age. How is that fair? For a tenner?

Our work centres on the need for a new generational contract. That older gens continue to vote for policies that will bankrupt their kids and grandkids e.g triple lock, will be called out

Question? Do you think workers below state pension age should get free travel across London subsidised by younger workers?

Why is asking for more government resources for younger generations within ageing populations, many of whom have voted in successive governments who ghost the young, & where wealth is conc among older asset-rich cohorts, ageist? Should older age lobby groups stop asking for more for the old?

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.

"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...

Is Britain beyond repair? Is Britain “beyond repair”? Intergenerational Foundation researcher, Toby Whelton, questions whether this is truly the case for young people.

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:

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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)

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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

“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 👏

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Come on #Boomers eye tests make road-safety sense:

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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

If you don't want to pay tax, give your time...a great article for the #Boomer generation.

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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)

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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

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.

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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

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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...