Ageing Rolling Stones fans will demand exciting retirements, says Audit Commission

By Martin Beckford, Social Affairs Correspondent
Last Updated: 3:28AM BST 17/07/2008

The baby boomer generation will demand excitement in retirement, according to an official report which claims many councils are unprepared for Britain's ageing population.


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Ageing rockers: 'As people live longer, those who can help them stay well and independent, need to be a little more imaginative'

The Audit Commission, the independent public services watchdog, will warn that "ex-punk rockers and Rolling Stones fans" will not be satisfied with a "cup of tea and daytime TV" as they become pensioners.

Its study found that local authorities must do more to cater for Britain's increasingly elderly but independent population, and tailor their services to give older people better information and higher-quality services.

The watchdog said the over-50s will make up more than one in three of the population by next year, but most town halls only focus on providing services for the minority who need home help or care in a nursing home.


Michael O'Higgins, Chairman of the Audit Commission, said: "By 2029 nearly 40 per cent of England's population will be over 50. These are active people, anxious to stay independent as long as possible.

"Despite the stereotypes, only 3 per cent of people aged between 65 and 80 live in residential care. But it's worrying that the councils in areas with the most over-50s are the least prepared to cope with their long-term needs and interests.

"Ex-punk rockers and Rolling Stones fans are not going to be happy with a cup of tea and daytime TV. As people live longer, those who can help them stay well and independent, need to be a little more imaginative."

The Audit Commission carried out a series of tests in which older people contacted 49 councils across the country to ask them about their leisure, education, transport and volunteering services.

It found that 80 per cent of the "mystery shoppers" had to probe for more information, and many were told to contact adult social care services even if they had not need to do so.

In addition, two-thirds of town hall staff referred the callers to a website without checking if they had internet access, while fewer than a third of council officers offered to send out information in the post.

-Daily Telegraph
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AC/DC Clowns Out In Force
by Paul Cashmere - July 17 2008
undercover.com


Okay, AC/DC are keeping fans holding their breath waiting for the official announcement of the ‘Black Ice’ album and the fans are getting restless. So much so, that AC/DC fan forums are becoming some of the funniest sites online at the moment.

In anticipation of the new album, one fan at acdcpower.net wrote that the album will be called ‘Hipbreaker’ and has the following track-listing:

Thunderstroke
Stiff Upper Hip
Send for the Nurse
Its a Long Way to the top of the Stairs if you wanna take a piss
This Prostate is on Fire
Nursing Home Ain't a Bad Place to Be
Let There be Matlock
For Those about to Walk, BE CAREFUL
Night of the Long Bedpans
House of Bingo
Caught With Your Pants Wet
Hipbreaker
Oatmeal on the Rocks
This Means Sore
Shitstreak
Thats the Way I wanna piss my pants

Fans at the forums are going nuts with silly comments and rumors.

AC/DC will release ‘Black Ice’ in October and in the USA it will be exclusively sold through Wal-Mart. In Australia, the album will be released on Alberts via SonyBMG.

The band announced earlier this week that they have licensed their classic song ‘Let There Be Rock’ for the next Rock Band game.

A world tour is expected to be announced soon, starting in the USA in November.

I just turned off my TV,
Regis is on... I need to re-think my life!!!

" How you like Texas? Looks awful hot out there.  "

!!!!!!!!

i demand a hot eighteen year old cocktail waitress

Pdog wrote on Jul 17^th, 2008 at 3:39pm:


I dont know about punk rockers, but I know of a punk who will be moving back there from DC in a few months.

" This is a great place, for current and older punk rockers to live out their spikey golden years "



!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

back to the heat. This is the first place i ever lived, when I say it is hotter than my balls, is actually a true statement and not just an exageration or sarcasm.

Grey turns to blue.

get GTA4 on the Xbox dude
then us 40+ geezers can hoon around online on our vespas causing havoc and visiting strip clubs of course.

corgi37 wrote on Jul 19^th, 2008 at 5:32am:


Dora???? My grandniece is crazy about that shit. It's a cult.

Ten Thousand Motels wrote on Jul 19^th, 2008 at 8:28am:



You should see my interpretive Teletubbies dance.