Month: April 2020

During this Covid-19 pandemic we are facing the dilemma of an ageing society. Our older population are living longer, healthier lives which means social distancing measures are crucial.

Project Syndicate article on ageing society response to pandemic

In the last large pandemic, the Great Influenza 2.5% of the population was over 70. Now over 10% of the population is over 70. Our ageing society builds the question of how do we take care of our older population? Social distancing means greater gains for us as a society. CLICK HERE FOR PROJECT SYNDICATE …

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Webinar video “The Economy in the time of Covid-19”

The Economy in the time of Covid-19 hosted by Andrew J Scott https://youtu.be/kUSczopMYb0 In January a survey undertaken by the World Economic Forum did not list a global pandemic as one of the main short-term risks in 2020. Yet here we are in April with a large proportion of the world’s economy at a standstill. …

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Ageing and health is an opportunity for us says author of The 100 Year Life Andrew Scott.

Webinar video “Covid, An Ageing Society & The Longevity Agenda”

“Covid, an Ageing Society and the Longevity Agenda” hosted by Andrew J Scott Thank you to those who joined me on Thursday, May 14th at 6pm BST for my webinar on “Covid, An Ageing Society & The Longevity Agenda”. For all the millions of words written about this awful virus its surprising how little has …

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The Economy in the time of Covid-19 and Our Aging Society

The business world talks frequently of ‘disruption’ but Covid-19 is viscerally showing us the true meaning of the word as our life, work, society, economy and civil freedoms are turned upside down. We are also seeing longer lifespans than in history which means this pandemic will have a staggering affect on our aging society. Whilst …

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