Tag Archive: Older people

Nov 06

Is it ever OK to decide that a person is so old they are beyond repair?

We’re in trouble when we start viewing people in the same way we do cars and choose to stop replacing faulty body parts

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Sep 16

Far-right ideas: Britains’s generation gap

Our research shows that anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim policies are much less likely to appeal to young people

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Aug 19

The U-turn on social care is a small step towards a better Britain

Capping care costs will ease a terror felt by many. But leaders must beware: disaster lurks in promises the coalition can’t keep

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Jul 26

Specs and the city: planning for an ageing urban population

As the global population gets older we need age-friendly cities. How can local authorities improve their areas for the most mature residents?

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Jul 14

UK austerity set to last decades as cost of ageing population rises

Tax increases or more spending cuts will be needed to reduce national debt in long term, says Office of Budget Responsibility

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Jul 02

How to fund care for the elderly – that is Britain’s most urgent challenge

After months of delay, the white paper on social care will be published within a fortnight. Disastrously, it will be a fudge

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Jun 14

Social care funding cut by £900m last year

Funding dropped by more than 6% despite government assurances, survey finds

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