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Yes that's a different discussion and one I agree with you on. This government has done nothing for its people. Indeed, they are the worst government I think I will ever witness. But if we accept that life expectancy ought to be over 80, then my wider point stands. We are not Norway, we...

It's interesting, but doesn't take into account the change in distribution of wealth in that time. The top 10% had 26.5% of the wealth in the UK in 1970. That percentage had risen to 38.7% in 2013.

Unlike @nickbrighton above, I think there is a simple solution - just raise the retirement age. I'm left of centre, but this idea that we can continue to expect to pay for people to be in retirement for half of the typical adult life is for the birds. Back in the day, people would retire at...