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    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Markets InsightRebecca Patterson
      No early retirement for demographic-driven inflation risk

      The potential for greater structural shift in price growth from shrinking workforces is rising

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      Tempting back older workers means ditching business as usual

      Stereotypes about curmudgeons have to go, along with dreary jobs and the expectation of a work-free retirement

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Chris Giles
      OK boomer, you’re more generous than we thought

      Britain’s older generation is not frittering away wealth on fast cars and cruises but passing much of it down

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      News in-depthChinese society
      China’s singles fight family pressure to get married as population declines

      Youth share tips on parrying pushy parental inquiries about having children during lunar new year

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Grey dawn

      Now entitled old people want to ruin your sovereign bond ratings!!!

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Chinese society
      China’s population falls in historic shift

      First decline in 60 years set to have long-term consequences for domestic and global economies

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Leo Lewis
      Which will be the growth stocks in the loneliness economy?

      As China’s population approaches shrinking point, investors contemplate the future of an ageing Asian market

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      The retirement revolution is only just beginning

      Expectation of a long and healthy old age is unequally distributed, piling up advantages for the affluent

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      We need to see social care as an investment not a cost

      Other countries have found big answers to managing ageing populations and it’s time Britain did, too

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      The start-ups seeking a cure for old age

      Tech billionaires are funding research to help us live longer and healthier lives, but experts warn of an ethical minefield ahead

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
      Millennials are shattering the oldest rule in politics

      Western conservatives are at risk from generations of voters who are no longer moving to the right as they age

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      French economy
      France struggles to keep older workers in the labour market

      Macron wants to raise retirement age but over-55s say they face barriers to employment

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Sarah O'Connor
      Do you really want to live to be 100?

      ‘Healthy life expectancy’ is an important measure of what people want — and in the UK, it’s not looking good

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      The editorial board
      A glimmer of hope in treating Alzheimer’s disease

      Dementia drug development, diagnostics and delivery still require much more investment

    • Friday, 25 November, 2022
      Camilla Cavendish
      The Great Unretirement is coming

      Older affluent workers are leaving Britain’s labour force — employers and the government must get them back

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      Special Report
      Diversity Leaders

      British comedian Francesca Martinez stands up for difference; Irish tech’s equality mindset; Volvo steers inclusive course; UK media’s ‘50:50’ target; leaders today need their vulnerable side; 850 companies operating in Europe ranked for diversity

    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
      World population reaches 8bn as it grows older

      Number of people aged over 65 expected to hit 1bn by 2030

    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      FT MagazineWorld Cup 2022 special
      Why middle-aged Messi and Modrić are still the world’s best

      The most talented players heading to this tournament are in their mid-to-late 30s. What’s going on?

    • Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
      The Big Read
      The growing evidence that Covid-19 is leaving people sicker

      The potential impact on heart and brain disease poses challenges to healthcare systems globally

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Ian Goldin
      Demography is not destiny

      But public policy must be informed by a recognition of the effects of falling birth rates

    • Monday, 11 July, 2022
      Demographics and population
      Global population growth hits lowest rate since 1950

      UN reports overall decline in pandemic-hit Europe and slowdown elsewhere

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      Demographics and population
      Older population in England and Wales hits record high

      Census shows nearly one-fifth of people are over 65 as two nations report largest-ever number of residents

    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
      UK employment
      Sharp rise in early retirements drives contraction of UK workforce

      Almost half a million fewer people were in paid work in first quarter than before pandemic

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      UK Inequality
      Fewer than one in 10 men in UK likely to reach retirement in good health

      IPPR report shows strong link between economic deprivation and levels of illness

    • Monday, 13 June, 2022
      Stephen Bush
      Care homes have a problem — they are focusing on the wrong customer

      The ‘testimonials’ page of many facilities is long on statements from relatives, but not from those in care themselves

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