Sunday, 17 October 2010

Britain is a country where old men can contemplate the reflections of old men who have gone before them

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Tom Stoppard our 73 year old playwright has said : 'Age is a high price to pay for maturity'. What other insights can other old Bri...
Saturday, 16 October 2010

Britain is a country whose depressed old men might be cheered by the comedian in Tommy Cooper while turning a blind eye to his failings as a man

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I came across a study published in 2004, entitled : Depression among older people, men and women, in Europe aged 65 years and over living in...
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Friday, 15 October 2010

Britain is a country which says "Come back Morecambe and Wise", we need your mirth making today

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Budget will cost 1.3m jobs - Treasury Exclusive: Leaked Government data Guardian Newspaper. Treasury to demand 40% budget cuts ...told to ...

Britain is still a country where many, who are young boys today, will look back on a poverty stricken childhood when they are old men

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I had a chat with the man who came to read the water meter today. He was about 60 years old and we got talking about baths in the 'old d...
Thursday, 14 October 2010

Britain is a country whose old men have lost their champion Claire Rayner

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Claire Rayner, who has died aged 79, was probably Britain's best known and best loved 'agony aunt'. Two years ago she wrote an a...
Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Britain says "Happy Birthday" and raises a glass to two rich, kind old men called Sir Roger Moore and Sir Cliff Richard

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Sir Roger Moore who is 83 today, is best known as an actor portraying British secret agent James Bond in 7 films from 1973 to 1985. However...

Britain says "Happy Birthday" to Chris Farlowe

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Chris Farlowe the singer who made his name in the 1960's is 70 years old today. Some things you possibly didn't know about Chris, th...
Tuesday, 12 October 2010

If Britain is no country for old men, neither is Japan

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Apparently, like the results of a mysterious plague, the oldest of the old in Japan are suddenly and rapidly 'disappearing'. The rea...

Britain is a country where it is not surprising to find that rich old men live longer than their poorer counterparts

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'How Fair is Britain?', a definitive 700-page report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on discrimination and disadvantag...
Saturday, 9 October 2010

Britain is a country where two youngish comedians called Enfield and Whitehouse make money by being nasty old men

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Harry Enfield, age 49 and Paul Whitehouse age 52, are 2 British comedians who have created a sketch based on Two 'Old Gits' describe...

Britain is a country where young , middle aged and old men and women take part in the annual 'Great North Run'

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This is my good friend Del Boy taking part in the world's most popular half marathon,'Great North Run' on September 19th and cro...
Friday, 8 October 2010

Britain is a country where old men remember the pretty, young Margaret Thatcher and discover that she also had human weaknesses

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Mrs Thatcher who is 85 years old next week was once a very pretty aspiring politician. Simon Hoggart, a political journalist who writes in ...
Thursday, 7 October 2010

Britain is a country with some good news for old men in the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease

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The 'Daily Mail' newspaper announced some good news for old men today : Hundreds of thousands of people in the early stages of Alzhe...

Is Britain is a country where old men want to live until the age of 144, like Dr Nakamats ?

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The 82 year old Japanese Dr Nakamats is the world's most prolific inventor with over 3.000 registered patents and he intends to live to ...
Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Britain is a country whose old men can still benefit from the laughter induced by vintage 'Candid Camera'

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What are the benefits of laughter for old men ? Apparently it : * is not only 'the best medicine' for you, but also relieves your st...

Britain is no longer a country for Norman Wisdom

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Britain says "Goodbye" to Norman Wisdom. Like all baby boomers, I grew up in the 1950's and the days were grey. These were the...
Monday, 4 October 2010

Britain is perhaps, a country where the 'country' may have changed, however, the 'people' have not

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I maintain that these clips from 'Candid Camera' of 40 to 50 years ago, still display traits in the reactions of the Brits, which co...

Is Britain, at its extremes, no Country for Old Men ?

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I was looking for evidence that this country is no place for old men, so I went on a 'Google Search'. I put in : 'old men attack...