Senior Moment – 2019
We all know that 2019 has so far been dominated by Brexit and that looks likely to continue in the run up to the now announced General Election on 12 December. To be perfectly honest that can’t come s ...
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Scams – some useful advice
It is an unfortunate fact of life that anyone can be targeted by a scam at any time, and in many cases the victim may not even realise that they have been targeted. There are many different types of s ...
A letter from T. Springthorpe – Punishing pensioners?
If peers really want to make cuts they should give up their daily attendance allowance which exceeds the yearly winter fuel allowance for pensioners. Other expenses are probably on their list, such as ...
Tipping the balance? A changing, ageing population
By 2066, it is predicted that 7% of the UK population will be aged 85 and over; that is 5.1 million people and more than three times as many as in 2016. But what does this mean for society and how cou ...