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National Service for Pensioners

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whenim64 Sun 01-Jul-12 11:00:49

Hahahahahaha!!! What an idiot! I have lots of things to do every day, some duty, some choice, some sheer enjoyment that I don't have to work in the stressful job I did any more now I'm retired. We might be the youngest older generation yet, but we are not without our aches, pains, diseases and conditions, and the opportunity to look after myself now means that I will not be a burden on the NHS or my family for as long as possible.

If someone came up to me and intruded on my holiday cruise to get me to start recruiting for their project, they would find themselves swimmming alongside the ship within minutes. What a cheek! grin

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Annobel Sun 01-Jul-12 10:59:34

Teaching his granny to suck eggs! hmm

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Ella46 Sun 01-Jul-12 10:50:37

Excuse me but I'm not bored!

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Greatnan Sun 01-Jul-12 10:48:55

Patronising git!

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AlisonMA Sun 01-Jul-12 10:46:32

How many young entrepreneurs would listen to a baby boomer?

Lots of us already do plenty for society and did so in our younger days as well.

Maybe targetting those on cruises etc. is the wrong approach, why not just target sites like this one or get an article in local papers. Maybe us 'oldies' could teach him that simplest approach is often best?

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absentgrana Sun 01-Jul-12 10:39:36

Lord Wei is reported in yesterday's The Daily Telegraph as saying that working part-time, volunteering for charities or sharing their business experience with young entrepreneurs would help older people avoid boredom in retirement. Apparently a pilot project to establish the idea of a "national retirement service" will target pensioners on cruises and other holidays. They, in turn, will be encouraged to target pensioners in the home localities.

He is quoted as saying: "Baby boomers are the youngest older generation we have ever seen. … They are not into morality,they're not into duty. If we don't facilitate this, there is going to be war. There are going to be arguments up and down the country because one generation thinks the other generation should be doing something."

Lord Wei was the great mind who advised David Cameron about the Big Society. He is 35.

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