• Pension Reform Our sixth chapter in the Visions of Britain 2020 series focuses on pension reform and auto enrolment. Through this instalment we examine whether people should be taking more responsibility for their own financial welfare or if the government and / or employers should be doing more. Download full report 518 KB View chapter list Pension Reform
  • Working Women In the fifth report in our Visions of Britain 2020 series we examine the challenges being faced by working women. We look at whether recent initiatives to remove the glass ceiling have changed expectations regarding future career opportunities and workplace equality. We examine the ongoing challenge they face in striving to balance career and family aspirations and the extent to which the recession has shaped working women’s attitudes towards their own finances. Download full report 518 KB View chapter list Working Women
  • Coping classes In our first report for 2011 we focus on the coping classes, 1 in 5 of the working age of the population in the UK. This group of middle income earners (£25-50,000) will find their finances under attack from rising inflation and an expected hike in interest rates and a fragile housing market. We have found this group are embracing a new set of behaviours to help them cope with their financial situation over the next decade. Download full report 518 KB View chapter list Coping classes
  • Health & wellbeing With social and demographic changes coming into force during the next decade, we will examine the future of healthcare in Britain. The principal driver of change in healthcare over the next ten years will be our ageing society. This report poses interesting questions about the balance of power between the state and the individual in determining the future health of British citizens. Download full report 518 KB View chapter list Paying for the NHS
  • Ageing & retirement Much has been written on the ‘pensions crisis’ with many warnings of extremely difficult times ahead, not just for retirees, but for all us. We recognise that many challenges lie ahead but at the same time we believe there is room for optimism as we look forward to 2020. Download full report 518 KB View chapter list The end of retirement
  • Employment This research focuses on the workforce and the workplace. A decade from now the workplace will be starkly different to today. It will be defined by a polarisation of jobs that has created two groups; the elite and the excluded. In the workforce report we look at what the worker of 2020 could look like and how the working environment will need to adapt to meet the requirements of these emerging workers. Download full report 518 KB View chapter list The workplace

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