Life in the Fast Lane
From chimney sweep to Jackie Stewart’s F1 mechanic… the irrepressible Bert Pullen shares his secrets to a full life.
18 March 2019
19 February 2019
Older women and caring
Older women are much more likely than older men to have unpaid caring responsibilities – for partners, grandchildren, dependent adult children and sometimes for their own elderly parents too.
19 February 2019
Celebrating older women
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Valda, who is 92, tells us about arriving in the UK in the 1960s and overcoming shyness and uncertainty to become the first black mayor of the London Borough of Islington in the 1980s. Valda is an inspiration to us all!
Watch her story below.
19 February 2019
What do you think?
Do you think International Women’s Day addresses the issues of older women enough? We'd like to hear from you.
19 February 2019
Older women and money
Older women are more likely to be living in poverty than older men. Over the course of their lives, today’s women over 65 have been severely impacted by the gender pay gap.
19 February 2019
Older women and mental health
Older women with mental health problems are a group whose needs are too often overlooked. This is despite the increased risk of mental health issues due to older women’s roles as carers, or their likelihood of experiencing a bereavement.
16 January 2019
It’s good, but government has more to do: Why the NHS long-term plan must go further
Director of Policy and Influencing, George McNamara, discusses how the government needs to go further with its health and social care plans.
16 January 2019
To inform, educate and entertain… not to change older people’s benefits
The BBC has an important mission: to inform, educate and entertain. So why has the BBC found itself charged with making decisions about who has the right to a free TV licence?
The government must take back this responsibility, writes Shelley Hopkinson, Public Affairs Manager.