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Graduate premium: will you get your money back? 26 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
The headline figures from a new report suggest that a university education really does pay dividends. But the devil is in the detail. Antony Mason reports Male graduates earn on average 28% more (£16...
Why is it seen as a good thing when house prices go up? 24 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 David Kingman questions the peculiar habit of viewing rising house prices as a sign of progress When goods go up in ...
US activists launch the INFORM Act 21 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 David Kingman reports on the latest initiative from Laurence Kotlikoff and his fellow intergenerational activists in ...
IF Schools Essay Competition: Has Britain Robbed its Children? 19 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
The Intergenerational Foundation, in conjunction with the New Statesman, has just launched its Schools Essay Competition. Antony Mason gives a brief lowdown… “Has Britain robbed it children?” In many...
What does Britain’s population growth mean for future generations? 16 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 New figures released this week show that Britain’s population is continuing to grow rapidly – so what does this mean ...
New data reveals the spread of “zero-hours” contracts 13 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
A new report has shown how widespread the use of “zero-hours” contracts has become among the UK workforce. David Kingman explains… Imagine you’re an unemployed young person who wants to get an entry-...
More bad news for young people trying to get on the property ladder 11 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
David Kingman reports on a series of stories which suggest the struggle facing young would-be homeowners isn’t about to get any easier Hardly a week seems to go by at the moment when there isn’t some...
Could “biodiversity offsetting” help to get Britain building? 8 Aug 2013 | 05:08 pm
“Biodiversity offsetting” has become the latest buzz phrase in the world of environmental conservation. David Kingman explains… Is one piece of the natural environment worth the same as another? This...
Alaska’s mining industry raises difficult questions about justice for future generations 3 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
David Kingman ponders whether we can ever claim to know what future generations will want, using the Alaskan mining industry as an example If someone asks you to imagine Alaska you might well picture...
Detroit’s bankruptcy shows the danger of unfunded pension liabilities 30 Jul 2013 | 11:20 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 What lessons could Detroit’s municipal bankruptcy, the largest ever in US history, hold for British policy-makers? Da...
