Intergenerational Foundation
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Working for younger and future generations. Bluesky: https://t.co/7bMLgX7kbR
United Kingdom
Joined May 2011
The shocking gap in government spending on a child versus an older person is revealed in our latest report:. Between 2004-05 and 2023-24, real per-person government spending on pensioners increased by 55%, compared to just 20% for children #spendingreview.
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60+ Oyster card could be reviewed after figures show it cost TfL more than three times its funding gap, FOI reveals - Asian Standard Newspaper
asianstandard.co.uk
Transport for London (TfL) could review the continued rollout of the discounted 60+ Oyster card after new figures revealed it has cost the authority £206million in the last three years. Fresh...
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Well worth following this thread @RepPlanningGrp.
Good afternoon! The crucial planning meeting to decide whether Oxford United can build a new stadium at the Triangle, outside Kidlington, is just getting underway. It’s at Cherwell District Council’s Banbury office and veteran councillor Barry Wood is chairing.
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RT @_DIGB: I am so serious when I say that the 32% of people that oppose free bus travel for under 22 year olds should be identified and se….
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RT @AndyFitchet: So…the group that GETS FREE BUS TRAVEL, opposes it for young people who have significantly less money and uses public tran….
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RT @shivmalik: Under 22’s literally screwed up two years of their lives so older people could LIVE. This is how they get treated. We really….
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Throwing kids under the bus again to feed the vampiric uni sector. Is 40 years of repayment not enough? How about 9% taken from salary every year if young grads manage to earn Nat Min Wage of £25,000? When will governments accept that marketisation of #highed failed?.
EXCLUSIVE @theipaper: Ministers are considering changing the law to increase tuition fees in line with inflation each year. Could be accompanied by more generous maintenance to sugar the pill. Link in thread below👇
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RT @inter_gen: @drchrisnewton So let’s remove the 60+ oyster commuter freebie @BorisJohnson gave to those below state pension age then?.
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RT @RepPlanningGrp: In a Vancouver study, only 38% of self-selecting respondents supported new housing on a local site. But in a represent….
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RT @inter_gen: perhaps because Senior Citizens did not receive free travel when Gareth was young, they should not receive today.
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RT @twallin_james: @GarethDavies007 @inter_gen Maybe the sign of a society that's progressing is that the young should get more opportuniti….
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perhaps because Senior Citizens did not receive free travel when Gareth was young, they should not receive today.
Perhaps because when we were young we never got free bus travel🤷♂️🤦♀️🤣😡.
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RT @HermanZeGerman: @AvaSantina My 17 yr old has an annual bus pass to get to school (7 miles one way). £650 a year! I couldn’t believe it….
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RT @JackLloyd_18: @AvaSantina Are we surprised by this point…. Never have an older (boomer) gen tried to shit on the younger ones so much.
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Unsurprisingly the demographic that receives the most free bus travel is also the demographic most likely to oppose it for struggling younger generations.
Would you support or oppose free bus travel for under‑22 year olds?. Support: 57%.Oppose: 32%. Net support by age.18-24: +67.25-49: +33.50-64: +10.65+: -2. Results link in following tweet
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Is Britain “beyond repair”? IF researcher, Toby Whelton, questions whether this is truly the case for young people:.
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“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.”
theguardian.com
Editorial: IHT is unpopular, but voters can be persuaded if the argument is about levelling life chances for young people
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National Service for #Boomers. with an opportunity to give back in time not taxes. Discuss.
theguardian.com
A nationwide volunteering programme designed to boost the economy could help mend a splintered society
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An excellent practical call on intergenerational fairness grounds.
Call for free bus passes to help under-22s into work
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