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Britain’s ageing population : In the News
EU judges back UK retirement age
- Source: BBC News
5th March 2009
The UK's compulsory retirement age of 65 is not in breach of EU legislation, according to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
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Britain becomes a nation of pensioners
- Source: The Independent
- 10th December 2008
For the first time, Britain's over-65s outnumber all the children under 16
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Britain’s ageing population ‘as big a threat as climate change’
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
- 28th May 2008
Britain's ageing population poses as big a threat to the country as climate change, a Government minister has warned.
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Fewer Britons in work due to ageing population and emigration rather than migrants, says report
- Source: The Guardian
- 9th January 2008
Demographic changes including an ageing population and rising emigration from Britain lie behind the fall in the number of UK-born people in work, rather than the arrival of new migrants, according to research published yesterday.
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Facing up to the challenges of an ageing population
- Source: The Guardian
- 17th September 2006
The insurance industry has it all to play for as baby boomers change their investment portfolio in readiness for retirement
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Ageing’s silver lining
- Source: Straits Times
Singapore's location in Asia, the world's fastest-ageing region, places it in a prime spot to seize the economic and social opportunities that come with ageing
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