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The UK population is ageing fast — by 2072, roughly 27% of the population will be over 65. Rising demand for healthcare and social care is unavoidable. The question is how we redesign the system to cope: funding models, NHS reform, social care, workforce, and the role of prevention versus treatment. What should the UK prioritise?
Economic growth is often treated as the only route to sustaining a high-service society — but "growth" is not one thing. Should the UK prioritise more output, higher median living standards, lower inequality, regional balance, or resilience in an ageing society? And how should we fix the tax and benefit design that quietly punishes work, training and risk-taking?
Housing is one of the UK's most damaging self-made constraints — touching living standards, family formation, regional mobility and economic opportunity. Should the UK treat housing as infrastructure and build enough of it, or continue to protect it as a scarce financial asset? What planning reforms, land-use choices and investment are needed?
Climate action is a practical necessity, but "climate policy" bundles different things: cutting emissions, preparing for impacts, and protecting nature. Is there a trade-off between decarbonisation and growth? How do we balance ambition with fairness — ensuring costs are not carried disproportionately by those least able to bear them?
The UK is highly centralised — a model that is increasingly dysfunctional as local variation grows and demand for locally delivered services rises. Should we give regions and local areas meaningful fiscal power and accountability? What does a well-functioning, trusted state look like in the 2050s — and how do we get there?
If the UK wants a growing workforce and enough staff for health, care, construction and technology, migration matters. If it wants lower migration, it must substitute through higher domestic training, higher participation and later retirement. There is no free option. How should the UK design a stable, honest long-term approach to immigration?
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