Millions of people gamble on the national lottery each week in the hope of landing that life changing sum of cash; and for increasing numbers of people if the lottery doesn’t come up trumps, well, there’s always Mum and Dad. We are not talking a quick hand out here but the rather more substantial prospect of a portion of the £50 billion that ‘remember- a -charity.org’ reckon is handed down each year from one generation to the next in wills… the government don’t produce definitive figures on the subject. Because of the massive rise in property values more of us than ever are in a position to leave something to our families. And for some it’s the kind of cash that means that if they don’t want to, the next generation need never have to work for a living. But should we think more carefully before loading up the children with cash and assets they haven’t strictly earned? By giving, are we also in danger of taking away - motivation and in some cases even self respect? Guests: Alice Thompson, Daily Telegraph; David Poole, Citibank; Susan Cartwright, Manchester Business School. Olwen Williams, Stephensons; Rob Brindley, Chafes.
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