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    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Robert Shrimsley
      Sunak’s Conservatives are betting against the future

      There has been a breakdown in the economic promise that previously swung voters to the right as they got older

      Illustration of a chart line which is mostly red with a short section of blue. Above the red line is a crawling baby, then a child, then an adult and an older adult. Above the blue line is a very old person and a grave
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      UK society
      Number of people aged 100 or over in England and Wales hits record high

      ONS analysis finds 11,288 female and 2,636 male centenarians on back of reduced mortality

      A grandmother celebrates her 100th birthday
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Datawatch
      Battle of the ages: how America’s gerontocracy is a challenge for democracy

      US legislators are especially old, even in a world where older politicians dominate

      Montage with images of Nancy Pelosi, Joe biden and Mitch McConnell against a backdrop of red bar chart lines and a faded image of the Capitol building
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Pilita Clark
      The plight of the hidden carers in your workforce

      Millions of staff secretly juggle busy jobs with demanding caring duties that need more recognition

      Illustration of a person pushing someone in a wheelchair while speaking into a headset and saying ‘Yes, yes, we really need to push this project forward’
    • Monday, 21 August, 2023
      Global Economy
      Old people are the worst

      For economic growth at least

    • Thursday, 17 August, 2023
      UK society
      Falling birth rate highlights UK’s demographic challenges

      Number of live births in England and Wales last year was lowest since 2002

      Newborn babies in a maternity ward
    • Monday, 17 July, 2023
      Stephen Bush
      Why childhood is getting longer

      Technology, demography and culture are all pushing society to extend how long people are considered young for

      A young person wearing jeans and trainers sits on an office chair, in-between two adults in suits also sitting on office chairs
    • Friday, 30 June, 2023
      Ctrip.com International Ltd
      Chinese tech group joins the battle on falling birth rate

      Trip.com to offer new parents bonuses to help solve population decline

      The travel group owns booking site Qunar
    • Friday, 23 June, 2023
      Data PointsEade Hemingway
      Is a healthy retirement only for the rich?

      The idea of years in which we are fit to enjoy leisure time after work may be a fantasy for less affluent Britons

      FT montage of two concerned-looking older people with a bar chart behind them
    • Friday, 9 June, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      An ageing society can’t turn its back on social care any longer

      Governments have promised to tackle the crisis for 25 years, but it’s never an election winner

      Illustration of a frail elderly man with glasses sitting at a table in front of a paisley wallpapered wall
    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Economists Exchange
      Andrew Scott: ‘We have to invest much more in our future selves’

      We’ve never expected people to be living into their 10th decade, so we’ve never planned for it. Now that must change

      Illustration showing Sarah O’Connor and Andrew Scott
    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
      Pilita Clark
      What we get wrong about ageing and work

      There is no consistent evidence that older workers are any less productive than their younger counterparts

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      News in-depthChinese society
      Life in China’s oldest county exposes challenges of demographic crisis

      Primary schools become old people’s homes and factories struggle to find staff as population ages

      Elderly villagers play cards in Rudong county
    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Lex
      Longevity start-ups: hefty funding fails to find fount of youth Premium content

      Human life appears to have an upper limit that has yet to be extended

      An older couple dancing
    • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
      LexPensions
      Pensions: savers should factor cognition into investing choices Premium content

      Investors must know their strengths and weaknesses

      An elderly couple hold hands on the beach in Eastbourne, UK
    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      Global migration
      World Bank calls on countries to improve their pitch to foreign workers

      Multilateral lender says economies with ageing populations must compete to attract and retain talent

      Commuters on an overcrowded train in Uttar Pradesh, India
    • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
      News in-depthChinese employment
      ‘Work until I die’: China’s over-50s cut out of job market in economic recovery

      Post-Covid rebound fails to reach ageing migrant workers as trade slumps and limited roles go to younger generation

      A migrant worker crosses a road after arriving on a long-distance bus in Beijing
    • Saturday, 25 March, 2023
      State pension
      Delay to UK state pension age rise risks costing £60bn, says think-tank

      Institute for Fiscal Studies points to ‘significant long-term challenges from ageing population’

      Commuters make their way over London Bridge towards the City of London
    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Pilita Clark
      The envy at work that dare not speak its name

      A younger or more talented work rival is not a foe, it’s the passage of time that is our adversary

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Global InsightValentina Romei
      Fix Europe’s ‘women problem’ to ease the jobs crisis

      European Commission puts the cost of gender gap at €370bn a year

      Bricklayer apprentice Vanessa Riedel, one of two women in a 40-strong training class, works at a construction site in Gauting near Munich
    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Enuma Okoro
      When do we reach the prime of our lives?

      Western society is obsessed with youth — but we should be more imaginative about the gifts and possibilities of growing older

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      Japan readies ‘last hope’ measures to stop falling births

      Experts say next 10 years critical as prime minister eyes ‘children first’ society

      Sleeping baby
    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      OutlookPatti Waldmeir
      How banks may catch signs of dementia before the doctors do

      Money problems experienced by elderly customers can be red flags for families and institutions alike

      Customers use an automated teller machine at a Citibank branch in Chicago, Illinois
    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Retirement coaching: coming to a workplace near you?

      Brits don’t understand their retirement options, and I fear for the ‘Cafters’

    • 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

      Pedestrians walk along a street in Tokyo
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