Tag: ageing population
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Starmer’s Over-60s Army Plan Faces Real-World Hurdles
Introduction: A bold idea meets practical limits Labour leader Keir Starmer has floated a plan to involve older Britons in national service, tapping into a growing conversation about the role of the armed forces and the long-term sustainability of defense staffing. While the concept is politically agile—projecting responsibility, citizenship, and resilience—it immediately runs into a…
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Ageing Society: Why the Population Boom Is a Business and Social Opportunity
Rethinking the Ageing Narrative The discourse around an ageing society often leans toward caution and cost, but a growing chorus of population experts argues that this cohort brings powerful opportunities. Rather than viewing age as a looming burden, many researchers emphasise the potential of a mass of healthy, active, older adults who continue to contribute…
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Embracing the Age Boom: Why an Ageing Society Brings Opportunity, Not Doom
Introduction: Reframing the Ageing Narrative Across many countries, debates about ageing populations have tended to dwell on costs and strain. Yet a leading population expert argues that these concerns overlook a powerful, underutilised resource: a massive cohort of healthy, active, older adults. Far from constituting a looming financial burden, this demographic shift presents opportunities to…
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UK Lords Warn Young People Will Bear Brunt of Ageing Population
Introduction: a looming intergenerational challenge A House of Lords inquiry has highlighted a growing concern: the United Kingdom’s ageing population could place the heaviest burden on younger generations. The failure to address unsustainable pressure on public finances and living standards risks widening gaps between generations, according to the influential parliamentary report. What the Lords found…
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UK Ageing Population: Why Young People Bear the Burden
Introduction: The Lords’ finding and why it matters A recent House of Lords inquiry has highlighted a stark consequence of demographic change in the United Kingdom: young people will bear the consequences of an ageing population. With public finances stretched and living standards under pressure, the report argues that policy responses have not kept pace…
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Young People Hit Hardest by UK’s Ageing Population, Lords Warn
Introduction: A Growing Challenge for the Young The House of Lords has warned that young people in the United Kingdom will suffer the most from the government’s handling of the country’s ageing population. The inquiry highlights unsustainable pressures on public finances and living standards that could widen intergenerational inequality if not addressed with urgent policy…