
First published: Prospect 19/02/18
The NHS winter health-check is the tip of an iceberg that incorporates the whole array of age-related spending, including also social care and pensions. In short, Britain’s ageing society is becoming expensive—fast. It is high time we had a grown-up debate about the entitlement rights and obligations of ourselves as citizens, and the state Read on….https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/blogs/george-magnus/who-will-pay-for-britains-ageing-society-time-to-consider-hypothecated-taxation