Ageing nation 'is not a crisis'

[9 January 2007 - BBC] Scotland's ageing population does not represent a "crisis", according to a Holyrood think tank. ... A year-long study by the Scottish Parliament's Futures Forum says the nation can afford to grow old, if it rethinks its approach to retirement. The long-term trends show that Scotland has a shrinking, ageing population. But the forum, headed by Lord Sutherland, believes the ageing crisis is a myth and an older population does not represent an economic time bomb. More