tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post2984401929817800998..comments2023-09-24T01:25:13.638-07:00Comments on Witterings from Witney: The ageing populationWitteringsfromWitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-79356533437036141232011-04-02T01:17:42.802-07:002011-04-02T01:17:42.802-07:00TT: Nice comment and understand from whence you co...TT: Nice comment and understand from whence you coming.WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-20452148773033085992011-04-02T00:14:32.214-07:002011-04-02T00:14:32.214-07:00I remember when Prime Ministers were in their 60s ...I remember when Prime Ministers were in their 60s and Ministers in their 50s but when I got older I noted Prime Ministers in their 40s and Ministers in their 30s and wondered where my generation had gone. <br /><br />Somewhere I read that the Recessions of the 1980s had done for them, and just as it was hard to get PhD grants etc when I left University it seemingly became easier to write theses on any rubbish and get it published subsequently.<br /><br />Helmut Kohl used to speak of "the blessings of being born later" meaning postwar, but I know what he means. There is a cycle of life chances denied one generation wasted on another who then abuse the privilege.<br /><br />I fear we should analyse our state a little closerTomTomnoreply@blogger.com