March 7, 2023 11:01 AM GMT
The February/March topic is 'The Impacts of an Ageing Population and how to deal with them'
The proposed agenda is:
Agenda
- Is prolonging longevity a good thing?
- Do we want to live longer?
- Will the Government’s ‘Longer Healthier Lives’ initiative help?
- What are the implications for population?
- What are the implications for housing?
- What effect will it have on politics?
- Where does the UK stand in the ageing league table?
- What are the implications for our culture of more over 50s than younger age groups?
- What can we learn from other countries e.g. Japan?
- What are the implications for Public Services?
- What are the implications for the NHS?
- What are the implications for Elderly Social Care?
- Do we need assisted dying?
- What are the implications for public finance and economic activity/inactivity?
- Will the dependency ratio cope?
- What are the implications for Public Sector pensions?
- What are the implications for the State Pension? Can it be sustained in its current form?
- Should age alone should be the gateway to various entitlements (e.g. free prescriptions, concessionary travel, winter fuel allowance)?
- Should we all work longer? What should the retirement age be? Can we afford longer retirements? Should we do away with retirement?