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In the making and execution of public policy of every kind, health and welfare services crucially among them, a long demographic perspective is a valuable instrument. It becomes clear that, amid the exponential growth of world population, with its attendant expansion of those in the older age-group, survival, rather than longevity, is the key. Adopting the UK as a working model, the use of a social and numerical analysis by function rather than chronological age is advocated as a help-meet, not least because this evades some of the negativity with which older age is regarded. A brief summation of age prejudice is added as a further caution about the watchfulness necessary when in pursuit of social goals, such as health and welfare.

The crippling effects on children of growing up and going to school in educational priority areas.