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Andy Burnham ‘strongly agrees’ Gen Z has life harder than boomers – and yet the Budget chose to do nothing about it
While protests erupt across Europe, the overwhelming evidence indicates that government policy bias is the root cause of young people’s overlapping crises. However, the budget illustrated a catastrophic crisis of imagination in tackling intergenerational inequality. Daniel…
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Universities police students’ AI use. Who polices theirs?
Universities are becoming increasingly reliant on AI at every level. But AI in higher education is almost always framed as a student issue. Ella Molineaux-Say asks how much of the problem lies within the institutions themselves. The massification of higher education There has…
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The deterioration of maintenance loans
While tuition fees, interest rates and student debt have dominated discussions around student finance, the crisis in student support and living costs has gone almost unnoticed. IF student volunteer, Maisy O’Neill, dissects how maintenance loans have been left to deteriorate. The…
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The UK regulates Buy Now, Pay Later: How the FCA’s new rules affect young adults
David Grover unpacks BNPL . . . from a ‘time value of money’ perspective The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the body responsible for regulating UK financial services markets, held its Annual General Meeting in Edinburgh last week. Amidst many complaints that the FCA isn’t…
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Gen Z’s “cost of loving” crisis explained
Sam Corbett explores how the financial pressures young people face may be affecting their ability to date. It has now been almost two years since the press first adopted the term “relationship recession” to describe the dating habits of young adults, but the trend itself began…
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New research finds the damaging impact of intergenerational inequality on young people’s mental health
IF student intern Grace van Rooyen takes a look at new research that examines how intergenerational injustice is affecting young people’s mental health. The broken generational promise For generations, young people have grown up expecting to enjoy better opportunities and living…
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What the decision to change the triple lock means for intergenerational fairness
Andy Burnham has announced that Labour will change the state pension triple lock from 2030. Toby Whelton, IF Senior Researcher, discusses what this announcement means for intergenerational fairness. What is the triple lock? The triple lock ensures that the state pension, a…
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The young people left behind in Britain’s seaside towns
Sam Corbett discusses the challenges facing young people in seaside towns. “Blackpool stands between us and revolution”. So remarked a local businessman to the architect Thomas H Mawson in the 1920s. Back then, the coastal town, with its futuristic promenade lit up with what the…
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Old for old: How Burnham’s triple lock adjustment exclusively benefits pensioners
Andy Burnham has been reported as announcing some "big" changes to the State Pension and social care at the 2026 Labour Conference. IF economic researcher Will Splatt tests that claim. The post Old for old: How Burnham’s triple lock adjustment exclusively benefits pensioners…
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There is a glaring omission in Reform’s welfare policy
Last month, Reform announced its plan to overhaul the benefits system. IF Senior Researcher, Toby Whelton, argues that a key demographic was missing from these plans. Reform announces plans to overhaul the welfare system Last month, Reform unveiled its plans to overhaul the…