Dear Colleagues,

Last week there was a new post published on the 'Cost of Living' Blog:

'The Inter-generational blame game'
By Sasha Scambler & Blanaid Daly

Baby boomers are often criticised for being a drain on public services.
Does this misrepresentation ignore the complexity of old age in
contemporary societies?

http://www.cost-ofliving.net/

There will not be any email updates about the blog during August but do
visit the site as we will be posting new articles on most Fridays:

2 August
Danny Dorling
'8 billion by the quarter century'

9 August
Kirsten Fokert
'Health Tourism: What are the real costs?'

16 August
Gareth M. Thomas
'Fat Chances? The Obesity Problem in Tamworth'

22 August
Nathan Emmerich and Alexis Paton
'Preserving the Fertility of Cancer Patients: Necessary Treatment or
Additional Luxury?'


Best,

Simon Carter
Ewen Speed
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