I wrote this in the Guardian comment is free and it seemed to find a sympathetic audience I left the uk in 2020 after Johnson's Brexit...

Wrote this in response to Zoe William's excellent piece about Labour dropping promises including free childcare What is the point of...

There has been some publicity given to a member of the government floating the idea of raising the pension age after the election to 68....

Here is a short comment I posted in the Guardian Comment section which seemed to hit a cord with quite a few people 'I left the uk in...

thank goodness for modern science and the UK and French health services. I am now going to have a hernia operation at my local hospital...

My wife went to a meeting in our local small town and heard an excellent presentation about what they are calling the Transition - the...

I have been meaning to include in my blog a more personal and light hearted account of the trials, tribulations and multi faceted joys of...

Have found it quite difficult to return to the regular beat of blogging, but here I am again in May. As an older activist it does seem at...

The false narrative of Hunt is now repeatedly Andrew Bailey. The problem is not the small number of wealthy early retirees but the ageism...

After a rise in media interest in older workers and in wise age there have been more opportunities to build partnerships which is very...

at last after all our work the media have been contacting me and Wise Age to get an expert opinion on what older people need to return to...

It was my birthday earlier this month but I did not get round to on line celebrations. I do find that still I have not been able to...

As someone who have been active in age related politics, fighting for a better deal for older working age people (50+), for age friendly...

Its been a hard winter here in the Cevennes, with many of we older men succumbing to sciatica as the temperature dropped, while most...

The UK govt is in meltdown, driven by greed, entitlement, brutality, corruption and incompetence. Javad, Sunak, Johnson, tax evasion,...

As someone who has recently had terrible back and leg pain from sciatica compounded with arthritis in the knee so that it was very...

here is a piece from me sent o Guardian comment , followed by an excellent reveal email about the crooked Grant Shapps. Enjoy The...

When we left the UK for France in 2020 the NHS was still delicering a, free health service for all, coping wuth Covud as best it could....

After 4 years of research, writing proposals and responding to the GLAs lack of an action plan for an Age Friendly London we are still...

Seems like Winter here in the french Cevennes is again a hard time for the older. This time its a combination of sciatica and arthritis...