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Old people are everywhere. There are currently more than 11 million in Britain over retirement age, 20 per cent of the total population, and more than a million of them are aged 85 and over.
These are large numbers, more than enough to suggest that old people should exert a forceful presence in British society.
Unfortunately, they are mostly invisible, except as problems (“bed-blockers”), victims (care-home scandals) or figures of fun (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, New Tricks or Quartet).
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