Oh, for a life of crime – with no training and no chance of being caught
Inspired by the Government’s post-COVID drive to coax the venerable back to work, I’ve been thinking hard about a new career. This contemplation stems from two sources. One is financial pressure. For reasons requiring no explanation to readers of this column, the journalistic income has of late dried up alarmingly. It would be a relief to find a more gushing revenue stream. In a First World country such as Finland or the Netherlands, someone approaching his 60th birthday could look forward to a decent state pension. Here, a far more meagre pay-out now kicks in at, so far as I remember, 91. The non-financial motivation is patriotism. I was greatly moved not long ago by the words of one Guy Opperman, an employment minister. ‘Older workers are a huge asset to our country. I want to support them to get into work,’ he declared. ‘An age-inclusive workforce makes business sense...
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