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Life Starts for Most Britons Only After 50!
A new Government study has said that it is fifties that is the new 30, since most of them feel their prime of life is after crossing their half-century mark.
Often called "Gotys" - Getting Older, Thinking Younger, the period is when individuals are go-getting, monetarily more secure and less worked out.
The study found that one in six over-50s turn to social networking websites and internet chatrooms.
Even after paying mortgages and raising kids, majority are still enjoying robust good health into their 60s and beyond.
However, the research, which is a part of the Government's "Generation Xperience" campaign to celebrate ageing, also reveals age discrimination cases, where many have been ejected from the workplace in their 50s and 60s.
The number is likely to exceed 1,000 per month by 2008.
Richard Linskell, the secretary of the Employment Lawyers Association and a partner at London firm Dawsons, predicted that age discrimination would turn out to be one of the most popular forms of claim.
The Government's research also found that over-50s felt more "inspired" than "retired".
The presentover-50s eat more healthily and have improved prospects in older stages of life than their parents did.
Almost one in three over-65s have more aims than they did in their younger days.
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10/01/2007
I think what is true for the Brits is true for the rest of the economically progressive countires. Internet has provided a new opportunity to re-discover yourself and mix with the younger lot without necessarily revealing your identity. It boosts your confidence and at the same time prevents boredom. The retirement age needs to be abolished in my view- it has no meaning in today's world.
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