What IF? We solved the cost of being young?
Why are young people having to set aside 70% of their weekly expenditure on essential spending? Listen to IF's Toby Whelton explain our...
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WhatIF? Podcast
What IF we listened to the voice of future generations? Alisa Anwar, in partnership with the Intergenerational Foundation, takes you on a crash course on intergenerational fairness. Each mon...
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20 episodesWhat IF we solved the housing crisis for the young?
This episode investigates the housing crisis facing younger generations in the UK and includes a discussion between the Intergenerational Fo...
What IF we introduced a wealth tax to help the young?
This episode explores the intergenerational fairness case for a wealth tax with discussion between IF co-founders Angus Hanton and Liz Emers...
Episode 16: What IF we looked ahead?
Over the last 3 years these podcasts have been delving into a range of topics regarding intergenerational unfairness and we’ve provided a pl...
Episode 15: What IF we brought back the lodgers?
We’re facing a shortage of affordable houses, and historically high levels of rent. Yet, despite this- over two thirds of homes across the U...
Episode 14: What IF we didn’t have a cohort of struggling students
University for young people today is expensive. Current students will be paying off their loans for the next 30 years, and 2023-24 universit...
Episode 13: What IF we took trains instead of planes?
The UK needs to make significant efforts to decarbonise its transport network. How? Well – one way to do this is limiting UK-based aviation....
Episode 12: What IF saving money was possible for the young?
The cost of living crisis means there’s less money coming in, and more money going out. So where does this leave young people and savings? W...
Episode 11: What IF the post-Covid world benefited the young?
The Covid 19 era has increased the intergenerational divide within the UK. So now, more than ever, we have an opportunity to shape the post-...
Episode 10: What IF taxes didn’t unfairly target the young?
COVID-19 saw the government spend vast amounts of money – from the furlough scheme, test and trace programme to PPE and vaccines rollout. On...
Episode 9: What IF we ended the cladding scandal?
Safe housing is a basic human right. This month we’re looking at how the cladding crisis impacts the young. How did we get here? What’s the...
Episode 8: What IF COP26 listened to the youth?
Climate change is the greatest intergenerational issue facing our young. 50% of the world’s population are under 30, yet young people were n...
Episode 7: What IF we looked back at the last 10 years?
And we're back for Season 2... Alisa Anwar returns to take you on a continued whistle-stop tour touching on everything we haven’t so fa...
Episode 6: What IF we analysed 'Generation Covid'?
COVID-19 has seen the Government spend hundreds of billions of pounds in order to protect primarily the health of older generations. In fact...
Episode 5: What IF British Politics experienced a 'youthquake'?
Alisa Anwar is joined by Professor of Politics at Royal Holloway University (James Sloan) and digital campaigner at the Intergenerational Fo...
Episode 4: What IF youth unemployment wasn't so high?
Young people have been hit with the triple threat of COVID-19, the recession, and Brexit. Alisa Anwar is joined by Economist and the Head of...
Episode 3: What IF we solved the housing crisis?
Alisa Anwar is joined by Rent Strike coordinators (Meg Day and Charlie Keller), Bristol SU Student Living Officer (Ruth Day), students (Emil...
Episode 2: What IF the Government invested more in young people’s mental health?
Alisa Anwar is joined by former MP and longstanding Minister, as well as the chair for the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coaliti...
Episode 1: What IF we had no tuition fees?
In this first episode from the Intergenerational Foundation, Alisa Anwar is joined by students (Rhiannon Woolford and James Main) and a Prof...
Pilot: What IF we listened to younger generations?
In this Pilot episode, Alisa Anwar is joined by the co-founders of the Intergenerational Foundation: Liz Emerson, Angus Hanton, and Ashley S...