"matter of urgency"

[andeanbear]

Rising rates of life expectancy are grinding to a halt in England after more than 100 years of continuous progress, says a leading health expert.
University College London expert Sir Michael Marmot said he was "deeply concerned" by the situation, calling it "historically highly unusual".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40608256

Why is this a matter of urgency?

 

[AJQS]

Discussed yesterday on Jeremy Vine - then today they (the govmint) decided to up the state pension age because lifespan is increasing. Err, yeh ok then.

 

[Nawty]

The reason is that it isn't actually saying that the very oldest are living longer as the top range hasn't moved that much, it actually represents the amount of people that die younger.

Basically it is saying that those at the bottom of the social pile, who inevitably have the lowest life expectancy, have it as good as they're going to get and long life is the preserve of the rich(er) (pensionable) folk. It represents a stagnation in our desire to give a f**k about those at the bottom.

 

[munch]

The reason is that it isn't actually saying that the very oldest are living longer as the top range hasn't moved that much, it actually represents the amount of people that die younger.

Basically it is saying that those at the bottom of the social pile, who inevitably have the lowest life expectancy, have it as good as they're going to get and long life is the preserve of the rich(er) (pensionable) folk. It represents a stagnation in our desire to give a f**k about those at the bottom.

You could also argue that some of "those at the bottom of the social pile" have there own lifestyle to contribute to the fact they do not live as long. (That statement is no more generalisation than "It represents a stagnation in our desire to give a f**k about those at the bottom")

 

[ancient_mariner]

Perhaps the guys dying younger are the lucky ones - have you spent much time with an old person recently?