Keep it simple, stupid

Apparently 11 million of us are going to live to be 100 years old. That probably will not include me, unless the artificial heart valves I have are better than the NHS is letting on.

Then again, I did have them put in before the cutbacks started and there were still enough surgeons around to do the job, so maybe I do have a fighting chance. It is entirely another issue whether I will be able to afford to live until I am 100. Once I have paid off the mortgage, put the kids through university and paid for a couple of weddings I might be better off dead. All this stuff about living longer and funding retirement remains arguably the most important issue the country faces, and to date the new administration has not even begun to tackle the issue. It has made a few tweaks...