And to complete the picture - the politics of who then pays for this. Large birth cohorts are also large voting blocs.

Until 2024* Baby Boomers had never "lost" a general election

(*presumably, haven't seen update of this chart)

And for more analysis that no one is asking for...

Norway would win the knockouts if each match was based on who has the smallest gender pay gap.

Agree huge diversity in how/when costs increase (health, social care, pensions) but also when economic activity declines

78% of people say they could do their job or one like it by the time they're 60, less than half at 70

Extraordinary to see the active promotion of silos in previous policy debates
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Same after eight years. Suddenly feeling like a millionaire. It's like the end of a Squash and a Squeeze

State Pension is an intergenerational contract with real political and societal decisions - someone is paying in and someone is benefiting

It is about redistricting between ages and between those working > those retired

Even for an essentially Universal benefit there are choices in distribution

Would be my guess!

According to Demos, across all local authorities, adult and children’s social care combined accounts for 67% of spending demos.co.uk/blogs/public...

£17.25 a week for a third child isn't an amount that would encourage people to have extra children on a whim. But it does make a big difference if you need that money.

"Mindful Atlantic Crossings for You and Your Crew!", by the captain of the Titanic three quarters of the way through maiden voyage

There's a whole cottage industry of child rearing experts and a never ending market of worried sleep deprived parents.

Stage one: get a bit lucky with how things turned out with no obvious bumps in the road
Stage two: immediately write a cargo cult how to guide outlining your exact steps

Inis is a gem and run by our downstairs neighbour!

And if education or training is compulsory to 19, and State Pension age very soon to be 67, the fixed idea of 'working age' has less value as a concept

Ha exactly!