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    Old People...

    or is that mature? Anyway there are now more of you.

    Unfortunately the more interesting stuff doesn't get published until autumn.

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-to-record-59m

    The population of England and Wales has hit a historic high of 59,597,300, according to the first results from the 2021 census.

    The count was based on questionnaires filled out by households on Sunday 21 March 2021 and is an 6.3% increase on the 2011 figure of 56,075,912 – an extra 3.5 million people.


    It means the wider UK population is almost 67 million, once census results published last month for Northern Ireland, showing a population of 1.9 million, and the latest estimate for Scotland, of 5.47 million, are added in. The total is on course to break the 70 million mark in the next five years, but population growth has decreased slightly over the last decade.

    The last UK population estimate made by the Office for National Statistics was 67.1 million in mid-2020. There are 1.4 million more households than in 2011.

    The snapshot of the England and Wales population was unveiled at St Alban’s CE primary school in Havant after pupils won a competition involving “counting things”.

    It showed once more increased ageing of the population. In 2011, 9.2 million residents were 65 and over, an increase of almost 1 million from 2001 with 8.3 million. In 2021, the figure rose again to 11.1 million – more than a sixth of the total. The population aged over 90 broke through the half a million mark, rising to 527,900 people.

    Under-15s make up a declining proportion of the population, and at 10.4 million have been overtaken in numbers by the over-65s in the last decade.

    The overall figures mean the UK remains the third largest country in Europe behind Germany, which had 83.2 million people on 1 January 2021, and France, which at the same date had 67.7 million people, according to Eurostat.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

    #2
    That is alright we are importing lots of migrants that don't age.

    https://worldpopulationreview.com/co...dom-population


    Current projections have the United Kingdom's population surpassing 75 million in 2060 and experiencing continued growth throughout the century reaching 77.97 million in 2099.

    The United Kingdom is expected to surpass the population of Germany around 2080.

    The population growth rate in the UK is relatively slow at 0.6% per year. The fertility rate is only 1.8 births per woman, below the population replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman. However, a large part of this increase in the population is net migration, which was 626,000 in 2019. For the fifth year in a row, net migration was a larger contributor to the population change than births and deaths were.
    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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      #3
      I imagine voter turnout is high among pensioners. Certainly much higher than young people.

      Therefore, I think it's probably safe to assume that the triple lock is here to stay, and no wonder they've been quick to reinstate it.
      Scoots still says that Apr 2020 didn't mark the start of a new stock bull market.

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        #4
        Originally posted by vetran View Post
        That is alright we are importing lots of migrants that don't age.
        What you complaining about? At least you are getting someone who respects you to your face to wipe your bum. British born youth would be insulting you and working out how to get your money out of you.
        "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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          #5
          There aren't enough immaculate Rover 200s with 15,000 miles on the clock to support our ageing population.

          Something has to give.

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            #6
            Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

            What you complaining about? At least you are getting someone who respects you to your face to wipe your bum. British born youth would be insulting you and working out how to get your money out of you.
            oh dear you are very bitter.

            Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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              #7
              Originally posted by vetran View Post

              oh dear you are very bitter.
              She seems very keen on importing black people to wipe white peoples' bums.
              Originally posted by MaryPoppins
              I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
              Originally posted by vetran
              Urine is quite nourishing

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                #8
                Originally posted by d000hg View Post

                She seems very keen on importing black people to wipe white peoples' bums.
                indeed its almost like she thinks thats all they are good for.
                Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by vetran View Post

                  oh dear you are very bitter.
                  Nah just spent too long listening to people whining about how disrespectful their British born carers were and how that nice carer from [insert name of random country] are sooo lovely.
                  "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

                    Nah just spent too long listening to people whining about how disrespectful their British born carers were and how that nice carer from [insert name of random country] are sooo lovely.
                    oh we do like a bit of racist hearsay!
                    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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