A top economist has visited a Bradford school to talk to pupils about “intergenerational fairness.”

Angus Hanton, co-founder of the Intergenerational Foundation came to Bradford Grammar School to talk to Year 12 and Year 13 students.

The independent thinktank believes that each generation should pay its own way. They believe this is not happening at present and British policy-makers have given undue advantages to the older generation at the expense of younger and future generations.

Economist and entrepreneur, Mr Hanton became interested in the problems of intergenerational equity several years ago. As a baby boomer with teenage children, he realises that he has enjoyed many of the unearned advantages of belonging to this cohort and is aware of the accumulation of debts that are being passed on to younger generations.

He said: “I wanted to talk to pupils about fairness between the generations, so giving the older generation and the younger generation a ‘fair share’ of our economic resources and not exploiting the fact that there are more of the older generation who are in a position of power. ”

Angela McOwen, Politics teacher, said: “To have an expert like Angus informing our boys and girls about the ‘new lens in policymaking’ is a real privilege and I hope they take the opportunity to connect with the Intergenerational Foundation and their advocacy work.”