SAGA — Doing things properly

03/02/2010

PAUL GREEN, SPOKESMAN FOR OVER 50s EXPERTS SAGA COMMENTS ON THE REPORT TODAY BY THE ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH TRUST

"As highlighted in the Saga Generation Manifesto dementia is an issue of growing importance for the UK. Dementia costs the UK more than cancer, heart disease and stroke combined, yet research into dementia is shockingly under funded. The Saga Generation .....

30/01/2010

BRITAIN’S OVER-50’S WON’T SKIMP ON THEIR HOLIDAYS THIS YEAR - JUST THEIR LUGGAGE

Saga Holidays survey reveals intentions to travel more…and travel light. The insatiable appetite of the Saga Generation to continue travelling shows no sign of diminishing in 2010, with nearly half of today’s over-50’s (47%) claiming that .....

25/01/2010

EMMA SOAMES, EDITOR AT LARGE FOR SAGA MAGAZINE COMMENTS ON TODAY'S PROPOSALS TO SCRAP FORCED RETIREMENT AGE

“The default retirement age is an anachronism. In a 21st century Britain the number of people who either cannot afford to retire or who do not want to is increasing all the time. However, whilst we welcome the proposals published our welcome is tempered .....

14/01/2010

SAGA’S SAVVY DRIVERS SHOW THAT THE COLD SNAP IS SNOW PROBLEM

Saga insures over a million drivers aged 50 and over. Saga Motor Insurance claims have risen by around 10% more than we might normally expect in January, other insurers have reported claims up by a third. Roger Ramsden, chief executive, Saga Insurance .....

13/01/2010

PAUL GREEN, HEAD OF COMMUNICATION, SAGA GROUP COMMENTS ON NHS CAR PARKING – CONSULTATION ON IMPROVING ACCESS FOR PATIENTS

“Hospital parking charges are a tax on the sick and a tax that falls mainly on the elderly who are heavy users of NHS hospitals. England should follow the example of Scotland and Wales and abolish hospital parking charges. When the sick and their .....

13/01/2010

SAGA GROUP FORMAL RESPONSE TO: NHS CAR PARKING – CONSULTATION ON IMPROVING ACCESS FOR PATIENTS

Hospital parking charges (HPCs) have been largely abolished in Wales and Scotland: they are however common in England and since it is left to the discretion of individual trusts, there is in effect a postcode lottery of parking charges. The question .....

12/01/2010

BRITONS FACE FESTIVE FINANCIAL HANGOVER

Britons use credit cards and overdrafts to pay for Christmas People take over a month longer to clear Christmas debt than ten years ago Unique Saga data shows that the average Briton has spent £435 on Christmas presents this year, a third (35%) .....

12/01/2010

SAGA’S DAY AT THE RACES

Saga, the largest employer in Kent, is supporting Kent’s only racecourse, in Folkestone by sponsoring five races on Tuesday 19th January. This is the first time the company sponsored a raceday. Roger Ramsden, chief executive, Saga Services said: “Folkestone .....

11/01/2010

EMMA SOAMES, EDITOR AT LARGE FOR SAGA MAGAZINE COMMENTS ON HARRIET HARMAN’S PLAN TO SCRAP FORCED RETIREMENT

"We welcome the fast track review to bring forward legislation that will allow older people to work on past 65 if they are willing and able as called for by saga in it's recently released manifesto, as well as many other organisations. The default retirement .....

11/01/2010

OVER 50s PREDICT STOCKS AND SHARES WILL GIVE MORE BANG FOR THEIR BUCK IN 2010

Men are more optimistic about future of the economy than women A quarter believe base rate will double to 1% in 2010 Stocks and shares predicted to offer biggest financial returns A new study* from Saga Share Direct today reveals that almost a third .....