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Britain’s ageing population : In the News
Councils ‘will struggle with ageing population’
- Source: BBC News
18th February 2010
Councils will struggle to cope with the financial challenge posed by England's ageing population, a watchdog says.
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UK economy ‘must adapt to needs of ageing population’
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
- 3rd February 2010
Britain must radically shift the way it thinks about what its ageing population contributes to the economy if it is to avoid future fiscal crises, a prominent economist has warned. George Magnus, senior economic adviser to UBS, said that businesses would have a major part to play in the shift as traditional sources of growth – including the housing market – shrink, and an ageing population puts a strain on the public finances.
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- Source: The Guardian
- 2nd February 2010
Future historians will record two great social trends in the last half of the 20th century: the dramatic decline in fertility, and the transformation of the role of women in society. Clearly they are linked, but which came first?
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Rise in older people living in villages predicted
- Source: BBC News
- 1st February 2010
A quarter of people living in England's countryside will be over 65 by 2020, a campaign group has said.The National Housing Federation said figures estimate a 40% rise in older residents over the next 10 years.
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Migration v ageing population - a tricky trade-off
- Source: BBC News
- 19th November 2009
Too many or not enough? Population projections are useless for telling us what will happen, but by showing what might, they reveal a tricky trade-off
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Care for elderly a priority say Prime Minister
- Source: BBC News
- 17th November 2009
Improving the care available for the elderly will be Labour's domestic policy "priority" should it win the next election, Gordon Brown has said.
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Ageing Britain: number of 85-year-olds will more than double
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
- 22nd October 2009
Official population projections show the number of people aged 85 will rise from 1.3 million last year to 3.3 million by 2033. The Office for National Statistics figures also show that that on current trends, there will be soon be fewer than three people of working age to each pensioner.
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UK population ‘to rise to 71.6m’
- Source: BBC News
- 21st October 2009
The population of the UK will rise from 61m to 71.6m by 2033 if current trends in growth continue, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.
Just over two-thirds of the increase is likely to be related directly or indirectly to migration to the UK.
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