Tag Archives: older people

Loneliness – the shame on our country!

Loneliness – the shame on our country!

A staggering half a million people over the age of 60 usually spend every day alone, with nearly half a million more usually going at least five or six days a week without seeing or speaking to anyone ...
Learning revolution steps up a gear

Learning revolution steps up a gear

A learning revolution among third agers shows no sign of slowing down as the demand for new educational opportunities and cultural tours at home and abroad grows unrelentingly. This surge of people wi ...
The War on the Old

The War on the Old

John Andrew Sutherland is a British academic, newspaper columnist and author. Currently he is an Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London. At the a ...
Older people’s standard of living set to fall

Older people’s standard of living set to fall

Older people are facing a further crunch on their already stretched incomes over coming years as inflation starts to rise and income levels come under pressure.  We all know that the pound has come un ...