Here Jeremy Seabrook examines the real implications of the ageing phenomenonand challenges our preconceptions about how it should be tackled. Arguing thatthe ac... » 

Here Jeremy Seabrook examines the real implications of the ageing phenomenonand challenges our preconceptions about how it should be tackled. Arguing thatthe accumulated skills and experience ofthe elderly should be employed toenrich society rather than being perceived as a burden he makes a case fora radical rethinking of our attitude to population issues migration socialstructures and employment policy. «