Catherine Foot
@csfoot.bsky.social
Advocating for a fairer social contract around work, pensions and retirement. Director of UK think tank the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement.
https://www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-the-future-of-retirement
https://www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-the-future-of-retirement
It is a great piece. This is the brilliant set of charts I always go back to in conversations about our trend towards working longer, from Jonathan Cribb of @theifs.bsky.social. The length of our working lives over the last 50 years has not grown steadily, and it’s hugely gendered.
May 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It is a great piece. This is the brilliant set of charts I always go back to in conversations about our trend towards working longer, from Jonathan Cribb of @theifs.bsky.social. The length of our working lives over the last 50 years has not grown steadily, and it’s hugely gendered.
Our own analysis suggests this problem will peak in the early 2040s. www.thephoenixgroup.com/media/sjodud...
December 16, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Our own analysis suggests this problem will peak in the early 2040s. www.thephoenixgroup.com/media/sjodud...
And our population is ageing faster than the US, a sometimes under-appreciated factor in debates about economic growth. (Chart from a new report of mine here if interested: www.thephoenixgroup.com/phoenix-insi...)
November 20, 2024 at 10:35 AM
And our population is ageing faster than the US, a sometimes under-appreciated factor in debates about economic growth. (Chart from a new report of mine here if interested: www.thephoenixgroup.com/phoenix-insi...)
Has anyone spotted people interested in UK pensions policy on here yet?
August 20, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Has anyone spotted people interested in UK pensions policy on here yet?
How can we reach an 80% employment target? The Gvt have set this ambition (the blue dotted line in the chart below). Dividing workers into age groups makes very clear it is workers under 25 and over 50 who need to be the primary focus of action if we are to reach an 80% target overall.
August 20, 2024 at 9:13 AM
How can we reach an 80% employment target? The Gvt have set this ambition (the blue dotted line in the chart below). Dividing workers into age groups makes very clear it is workers under 25 and over 50 who need to be the primary focus of action if we are to reach an 80% target overall.