Coverage of important issues

As well being entertaining, Saga Magazine also aims to inform by covering important issues that affect our readership. Recent top stories have included interviews with Tony Blair, Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith, the legendary Shirley Bassey, a former Dam Busters pilot breaking his silence and a fascinating piece on America's biggest gated community for the over-55s only.

The following excerpts offer a flavour of Saga's unique brand of journalism:

Happy Birthday?
In the days leading up to the war in Iraq, Tony Blair faced political rebellion at home and crisis abroad. Yet he found time to discuss what is a minor matter in worldwide affairs but a major moment in his own life: turning 50. Interview by Valerie Grove
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The man deciding our future
As Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Andrew Smith is the Minister at the centre of the pensions crisis. Paul Lewis confronts him with the questions everyone needs to ask.
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Full Power
This year, Shirley Bassey notches up 50 years in show business - a statistic that's hard to believe, given the pace and passion with which she lives her life. Interview by Richard Barber
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Flight into destiny
The Dam Busters raids of May 1943 have excited the public's imagination for 60 years. But until now, the men who flew the mission have been reluctant to talk. Nigel Blundell hears a survivor's story.
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Senior segregation
To its 18,000 inhabitants, average age 78, Laguna Woods is paradise. But the Californian estate is closed to anyone under 55, surrounded by barbed wire and patrolled by security guards. Is this how we want to live? As gated communities gain popularity in Britain, Lucy Broadbent visits the city of the aged. Photographs by Zed Nelson
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