A good post.
As you mentioned, the system is reliant on having a healthy number of workers to retirees. Unfortunately, we have a NEET figure of approximately 1m, so even in the short term we have an imbalanced ratio.
You maybe have a better understanding of the Countries current predicament, but wouldn’t the removal/change to the State Pension and its costs still be a burden but under a different account?
A bit pot/kettle and also a bit pretentious.
You seem to be rejecting to notion of the nation state? I never pegged you as an anarchist?
The mantra of individual responsibility has always been problematic. We are told that we all must ‘do our bit’ on climate by corporations and Governments who represent the real source of the problem. We can all make some choices in how we behave and consume (eg I haven’t flown for a decade, I drive an EV, I chose package free options, I consider air miles in groceries etc) but in reality we have little choice but to participate in the carbon intensive societies we are born into. The most effective personal action on climate is political action.
It’s a massive assumption to suppose AI will speed up the creation of climate solutions. The kind of technological breakthrough me and @Noo_Noo were talking about requires invention, imagination and innovation. All AI can do is mimic what’s already out there.
When I was young, the band I was in had a brief spell of being the new Sex Pistols.
But likewise in the same sentence you are telling me/others that we can all do our bit.
Don’t get me wrong, I am completely on board with your sentiments. Unfortunately, your lifestyle/approach is massively out numbered by people who proclaim to care but don’t practice what they preach.
Irrespective of Government/political action we can all, like yourself do our bit - although maybe not as extreme 
, Yet, we generally don’t, if we truly want to save the world for future generations then we need to start by educating them and that does not require any money or policy.
It was more of a question than an assumption but thank you for answering 
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In response, I accept that it is an assumption to think AI will solve the Climate problem, but is it not an assumption that Humans will solve it?
I will admit to not being a fan of AI and am wary of what could happen in a Terminator/Matrix vibe. However, I think AI is more than just a mimic, there have been some examples where it has come to a conclusion in minutes over a scenario which has taken educated humans years to come to.
I sometimes feel that I’m an ilk of one - which is somewhat of an oxymoron but there we are.
I’ve never really cared for money and its pursuit is, in opinion, an ugly endeavor. I don’t worry about what I’ll do when I get old(er), when I’ll have little or no money - I’ll deal with it then. I have no desire toe see the world. I don’t like cars or indeed expensive things. My kids will have what they can get from me - after which it will after all be their life to shape. This sort of removes me from many of the talking points here - because it is usually a gripe abut money.
The only thing that pricks my interest is poverty. Though in Europe there is relatively little actual poverty and there is inequality which, is an engine for many things that are less than positive.
I’m visiting my sister in the London area for a long w/e and caught a cold to boot so am annoyed and feeling sorry for myself… We drove through Borhamwood the other day and it is an “interesting” town as a case study for inequality. There are the bits that hoist the English flag and then there are the entitled bits that send their kids to the posh schools. Cheek and jowl and chalk and cheese is their existence and both are unhappy. One wants what the other has and the other wants more of what they have. It is quite depressing to think about how long it would take to change this one town let alone a country.
I think you will find that the European conversation is preoccupied with that decision, while the UK conversation is centered around what Burnham wants the UK to do. Fairly obvious why that would be.
Doubt it will take a week!Trump has changed his mind,and his diapers 5 times in the last two hours,but who is counting.
Reeves and Lammy gone too.
Having a right good clear out today
Easy.
Kill everyone and let nature take over 
I don’t think anyone is suggesting the complete removal of the state pension. It is still a significant part of people’s retirement plan even if they are relatively better off than most.
Would a change in state pension age still be a burden under a different account? Yes and no. Moving the state pension age may lead to some people choosing to work longer (whether that is people in their late 50’s or early 60’s who then live off a private pension/ investments/ savings until reaching state pension age or people who reach state pension age before retiring).
For those who have to claim benefits then the cost to the government (and any savings it would generate) would depend on the health of the individual. The new state pension is about double what you would get from the Universal Credit standard allowance (assuming you would qualify for the full pension).
The rate at which the state pension increases (thanks to the triple lock) has been higher than that of Universal Credit and its predecessors (I think the government said they have been frozen or pegged to inflation since 2010, until this year when Universal Credit was increased above inflation.)
If you qualify for the additional money in Universal Credit payable to those unfit to work, I think that would be about another £200 at the lower amount and £400+ at the higher amount depending on the severity of the condition.
Kendall, Reed, Jones, Kyle, Stevens and Hermer also going.
Lammy must have some attributes behind closed doors, because publicly he really comes across badly
Streeting too.
Quite amusing news item last night, random members of the public worried that Burnham will favour the north.
Just catching up.
I’m glad Streeting isn’t Health Secretary any more. Cooper is capable but I hope there’s a serious look at longer term solutions there. I live in hope.
I did chuckle at Rayner being the Housing Secretary.
The reporting over the weekend was that Social Care reform was something he previously wanted to deliver when he was last in government but didn’t get the opportunity to, and so he now wants to make that a priority.
Presumably any success on that front would free up significant resources within the NHS.
I don’t think Burnham will favour the south. He’ll treat the north and south equally, but this will look like favouritism to Home Counties twats.
If you are in a position of privilege, any attempt to create equality feels like oppression.