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Ageing Britain

What it's like to grow old in Britain today? From social care to financial planning, we look at everything that impacts on the quality of life of the ageing population - and offer advice on how to have a good old age

23 June 2018

  • Patrick Collinson

    In 2010 we stopped getting any older. The implications are huge

    Patrick Collinson
    Maybe we should be thinking about cancelling increases in the state pension age, not raising it

28 January 2015

  • Elder couple's hands

    Sexual activity survey debunks myths concerning lives of older people

    English Longitudinal Study of Ageing project questioning 6,201 men and women up to 90 hopes results will crush stereotypes

6 December 2013

  • Elderly man in street, Merseyside

    ONS census of elderly finds almost 25% rise in those aged 85 plus

    Office for National Statistics reports quarter rise over decade to 1.25m in England and Wales, with 77 widows in 100 women

15 July 2009

  • Mary Fielding Guild in Highgate, north London

    Social care green paper: Look closely and there is no provision for living costs

    Buried in the green paper is the fact that accommodation costs are not part of the debate, says David Brindle

14 July 2009

  • An older woman in a care home

    Elderly could pay up to £20,000 for care under new scheme

  • A day in the life of an old people's home

13 July 2009

  • Polly Toynbee

    Decent, brave and bold. But the backlash has already begun

    Polly Toynbee

    Polly Toynbee: Winning public approval for reform of the care system will be tough when few understand it and fewer think it's fair

6 July 2009

  • Pensioners Keep Fit As They Participate In An Exercise Class ces

    A golden era of ageing policy is no utopian dream

    With the right strategy, the government could realistically transform society's traditionally negative attitudes towards ageing, writes Alan Walker

24 June 2009

  • Telecare user in Newham

    Rapid response

    The government's long-awaited social care plans are likely to back telecare. So why isn't it being taken up more widely? David Brindle

21 June 2009

  • The musicians

  • The peers

  • The sisters

  • The fashion designer

  • The racing driver

  • The sculptor

  • The actor

  • The yoga teacher

20 June 2009

  • Marathon relay team

    Glad to be grey

    Imagine running a marathon at the age of 98? Or being a sculptor at 85, or a sex kitten at 76? We celebrate the art of growing old - and hear from some feisty senior citizens

19 June 2009

  • Prunella Scales

    A celebration of older age

    Joan Collins, Dennis Skinner, Honor Blackman, a 98-year-old marathon runner and others talk about their senior years

17 June 2009

  • Bead necklace

    How to make your own bead necklaces

    Craft is newly fashionable among the young, but their grandparents have been making things for decades. We take some tips from three crafters in their 70s and 80s

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