Ageing: opportunity or challenge?

http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/blog/2013/08/ageing-opportunity-or-challenge


The ageing of our population is rarely out of the news but planning for later life is not new. In Shakespeare’s time, King Lear’s declaration - ‘Tis our fast intent to shake off all cares and business of age, conferring them on younger strengths while we unburdened crawl towards death’ – represented a distinctive approach to retirement planning. It didn’t end well.