David Shrigley Q&A: “I’m getting weak in my old age. I should start lifting weights”
The British artist on Stewart Lee, plasticine portraits and why you should be happy right now.
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We are living longer than our predecessors – policy must catch up
Why the government must fundamentally rethink its vision for our ageing society.
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How politics became the chosen hobby of retirees
The politicisation of the young has been widely discussed, but it is the politicisation of the old that has been…
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My footwear choices are a protest against encroaching old age
The mother of my children pointed to my shoes and said, “This is what mutton dressed as lamb looks like.”
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I’m grappling with ageing. It means I’m alive at least, but I don’t have to like it
A spot has sprung up on my forehead, and reminded me of the grim advance of time.
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The grey resignation: why the disappearance of older workers is an economic risk
There are now 208,000 fewer over-50s in the UK’s labour market than there were before the pandemic, and that’s a…
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America’s leaders are old. That’s a problem
Is it time for the US’s (literal) old guard to move on?
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How coronavirus exposed our society’s inherent ageism
The crisis has laid bare society’s dismissive attitude towards the over-60s, but their role has always been important.
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Technology can play a key role in supporting the health needs of older people.
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Why are old people in Britain dying before their time?
Mortality rates for elderly people are rising across the country. Initially, the authorities blamed merely cold weather.
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