• Baby boomers led the cult of youth. Now we should heed the wisdom of age | Yvonne Roberts

    Intolerance towards the old is deeply embedded in our society. The potential of an ageing population must be unlockedMy strong, handsome, 5ft tall Geordie grandmother Thomasina travelled from Newcastle to Portsmouth in the 1920s on a coal boat, raised seven children and provided bed and board to merchant seamen as lodgers, constantly washing sheets by hand and torturing them with a mangle.Like many of her generation, she believed her reputation relied on keeping herself to herself and on how wel

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